Best Allied commander during the Napoleonic Wars?

Best Allied commander during the Napoleonic Wars?

  • Arch Duke Charles- Austria

    Votes: 4 11.8%
  • Pyotr Bragation- Russia

    Votes: 1 2.9%
  • Mikhail Kutuzov- Russia

    Votes: 4 11.8%
  • Henri Jomini- Russia

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Jean-Victor Moreau- Russia

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gebhardt von Blucher- Prussia

    Votes: 3 8.8%
  • Yorck von Wartenburg- Prussia

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gerhard von Scharnhorst- Prussia

    Votes: 2 5.9%
  • Duke of Wellington- Great Britain

    Votes: 17 50.0%
  • John Moore- Great Britain

    Votes: 2 5.9%
  • Jean Bernadotte- Swedan

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Francisco Castanos- Spain

    Votes: 1 2.9%

  • Total voters
    34
Best Allied commander during the Napoleonic Wars?
I am not including admirals on this list. I put twelve commanders in the poll if there is anyone I am missing list them in comments.

Arch Duke Charles- Austria
Pyotr Bragation- Russia
Mikhail Kutuzov- Russia
Henri Jomini- Russia
Jean-Victor Moreau- Russia
Gebhardt von Blucher- Prussia
Yorck von Wartenburg- Prussia
Gerhard von Scharnhorst- Prussia
Duke of Wellington- Great Britain
John Moore- Great Britain
Jean Bernadotte- Swedan
Francisco Castanos- Spain

Sources
Commanders by R.G. Grant
Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age by Robert Bruce, Iain Dickie, Kevin Kiley, Michael Pavkoic and Frederick Schneid
 
What about Suvorov? He never faced Napoleon but he was the best of the Russians. He beat Moreau 1799, and Moreau may have been Napoleons equal.
Supposedly he never lost a battle.

Of the listed, i have to vote Wellington, but my heart goes to Erherzog Karl, he dragged the Austrians kicking and screaming to victory at Aspern-Essling.
 
I'm assuming Suvorov is not an option because we want someone who was active during the later Coalitions...

Not sure what Jomini is doing there, Kutuzov is badly overrated IMO. The Russians had a bunch of very solid generals (more than everyone else in the Allied camp, without question) but no standout genius, tbh.

It has to be between Karl and Wellsley.
 
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