The Great Captains of History - How Many Battles? - Version 5

deformed said:

He was more of a strategic commander

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don't know why I said this, I'm just pulling sh*t out of my a*s

Military career of Magnus Stenbock


Great Northern War
•action against the Russians
•raid towards Gdov(-)
•capture of Vilnius
•capture of Kraków
•action against the Danes in the forests of Hästveda
•Battle of Helsinborg
•Battle of Gadebusch
•action against Russian forces(-)
•Surrender at Tönning(X)










Total Engagements:9
victories:6
defeats:1
Indecisive:2
Win rate:66.67%

Added Stenbock

Emil said:

Military career of Magnus Stenbock


Great Northern War
•action against the Russians
•raid towards Gdov(-)
•capture of Vilnius
•capture of Kraków
•action against the Danes in the forests of Hästveda
•Battle of Helsinborg
•Battle of Gadebusch
•action against Russian forces(-)
•Surrender at Tönning(X)










Total Engagements:9
victories:6
defeats:1
Indecisive:2
Win rate:66.67%

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is there enough to do one for Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld?

deformed said:

is there enough to do one for Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld?

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Yeah, he probably should take the credit for some of Charles' victories as well.

Emil said:

Yeah, he probably should take the credit for some of Charles' victories as well.

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and the defeat at Poltava?

deformed said:

and the defeat at Poltava?

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It's on Rehnskiöld and Lewenhaupt(who also deserves a tally).

Military Career of Sir James John Gordon Bremer -


Campaign against the Habr Awal Clan:
1. 1827: Battle of Berbera


First Opium War:
2. 1840: Capture of Chusan
3. 1841: Second Battle of Chuenpi
4. Battle of the Bogue
5. Battle of First Bar
6. Battle of Whampoa
7. First Battle of Canton


7 Engagements;
7 Victories,
Win Rate: 100%

Military Career of Sir Michael Seymour (1802-1887) -


Second Opium War:
1. 1856: First Battle of Canton
2. Capture of French Folly Fort
3. Battle of the Bogue
4. 1857: Battle of Macao Fort
5. Battle of Fatshan Creek
6. Second Battle of Canton
7. 1858: First Battle of Taku Forts


7 Engagements;
7 Victories,
Win Rate: 100%

Military Career of Jongumsobomvu Maqoma -


Xhosa Civil War:
1. 1818: Battle of Amalinde (X)
2. 1822: Raids against the Thembu
3. 1829: Raids against the Thembu
4. Defence of the Kat river valley (X)


Sixth Xhosa War:
5. 1834: Assault on Fort Willshire (X)
6. Campaign against Khoi settlers in the Kat river valley
7. 1835: Campaign in the Amathole mountains
8. Action against Charles Baillie


Eighth Xhosa War:
9. 1850: Battle of Boomah Pass
10. 1851: Battle of Kroomie Heights
11. Battle of Fuller's Hoek
12. 1852: Defence of Waterkloof (X)


12 Engagements;
8 Victories,
4 Defeats,
Win Rate: 66.7%

Military Career of Liu Yu (Emperor Wu of Liu Song) -

*incredibly rough tally due to poor quality of machine translation


Rebellion of Sun En:
1. 399: Battle whilst reconnoitring enemy positions
2. Capture of Shanyin
3. 401: Battle of Juzhang
4-6. Several battles against Sun En in Haiyan County (3?)
7. Battle of Dantu
8-10. Several battles against Sun En in Guanyun County (3?)
11. Battle of Hudu Fortress
12. Battle in Haiyan County


First Rebellion of Lu Xun:
13. 403: Battle in Yongjia County


Campaign against Huan Xuan:
14. 404: Capture of Xunyang
15. Battle of Jiangcheng
16. Battle of Luoluo Bridge
17. Battle of Fuzhou Mountain
18. Siege of Jiankang
19. Battle of Kangcheng
20. 405: Siege of Jiangling


Campaign against Southern Yan:
21. 409: Battle of Jumi River
22. Battle of Linqu
23. Battle against Murong Chao
24. 410: Siege of Guanggu
25. Conquest of Southern Yan


Second Rebellion of Lu Xun:
26. 410: Battle of Jiankang
27. Battle of Baishi
28. Battle in Danyang County
29. Battle of Jiangzhou
30. 411: Battle of Zuoli
31. Capture of Panyu


Campaign against Liu Yi:
32. 412: Battle of Jiangling


Campaign against Qiao Shu:
33. 413: Conquest of Qiao Shu


Campaign against Sima Xiuzhi:
34. 415: Battle against Lu Gui and Sima Wensi
35. Battle against Sima Xiuzhi
36. Capture of Jiangling


Campaign against Later Qin:
37. 417: Battle of the Wei River
38. Conquest of Later Qin
39. Massacre of the Yao clan


39 Engagements;
39 Victories,
Win Rate: 100%

Something interesting to note about the Later Qin campaign, he split his generals intro several corps/armies, like Napoleon or Genghis; and directed them, firstly, to different objects, and then concentrating them against a second, shared, objective, such as Chang'an or Luoyang. He also used combined arms (army and navy) extensively to out-manoeuvre his opponents, and to better supply his troops (don't know if this is common to Chinese warfare, just thought I'd highlight it).

DiocletianIsBetterThanYou said:

Yep! You also see this during the Chu-Han Contention, the wars of Han Wudi, and the Three Kingdoms Period.

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This was also Ming standard practice.

Military Career of John Lambert -


First English Civil War:
1. 1643: Siege of Skipton Castle
2. 1644: Capture of Bradford
3. Defence of Bradford
4. Battle of Kirklees
5. Action at Plumpton
6. Capture of Knaresborough
7. 1645: Battle of Keighley
8. Siege of Pontefract Castle (X)
9. 1646: Siege of Dartmouth


Second English Civil War:
10. 1648: Lambert defeats Marmaduke Langdale and forces him to retreat into Carlisle
11. Capture of Appleby
12. Defence of Stainmore Pass (X)
13. Battle of Preston (with Cromwell)
14. Capture of Uttoxeter
15. 1649: Siege of Pontefract Castle


Anglo-Scottish War:
16. 1650: Battle of Dunbar (with Cromwell and Monck)
17. Capture of Dirleton Castle
18. Capture of Edinburgh
19. Battle of Hamilton
20. 1651: Battle of Inverkeithing
21. Capture of Burntisland
22. Battle of Warrington Bridge (-)
23. Battle of Upton
24. Battle of Worcester (with Cromwell)


Stuart Restoration:
25. 1659: Booth's Uprising
26. 1660: George Monck's March on London (X)
27. Action at Edgehill (X)


27 Engagements;
22 Victories,
4 Defeats,
1 Inconclusive,
Win Rate: 81.5%


Sources:
- Frank Kitson, 'Old Ironsides: the Military Biography of Oliver Cromwell' (2004)
- Maurice Ashley, 'General Monck' (1977)