Cromwell's got to be in the list of the best generals somewhere.
What exactly for?
I'm not arguing, just trying to put him into perspective with the accomplishments others can name.
Cromwell's got to be in the list of the best generals somewhere.
What exactly for?
I'm not arguing, just trying to put him into perspective with the accomplishments others can name.
Well the great scheme of things is that he was arguably one of the hapsburgs (aside from parma) greateast generals. In the grand scheme he prolonged the war that the HRE would have lost even more badly had he not been their leading to a much harsher and much more devastating peace of westphalia for the hapsburgs. By the way thirthy years war was till the 1700s the bloodiest war fought in european history that lasted 30 years and completely ruined germany which was still recovering from its effects by the time of bismark. It fundamentally changed the balance of power over central europe and crippled the hapsburgs as the dominating force of germany and made the HRE become a figurehead when it came to dealing with the german princes. Plus it involved some of the greateast european generals such as adolphus, turenne , and le grande conde all of whoom wallenstein was able to match.I don't think you're mixing him up, no. But in the great scheme of things, I'm not sure what that says about him in this period.
Haven't studied the Thirty Years War enough to be convinced.
Jan Sobieski. I mean, I know, Polishwank and all that, but the number of times he led hilariously outnumbered armies against the Ottomans and won has to count for something.
well he did stalemate adolphus and did achieve the most victories for the hapsburgs during the 30 year war and was thier best general I believe or am i mixing him up with someone else?