Top 10 Greatest Military Leaders of All Time

Top 10 Greatest Military Leaders

In a sense, wars are what make history – and these leaders made their mark in wars. From Sun Tzu, to Joan of Arc, to Cyrus the Great, these figures left an enduring mark on history. WatchMojo counts down the Top 10 Greatest Military Leaders.

#10. Sun Tzu
#9. Võ Nguyên Giáp
#8. Joan of Arc
#7. Cyrus the Great
#6. Erwin Rommel
#5. Julius Caesar
#4. Napoleon Bonaparte
#3, #2 & #1???

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[meduseldtales]

Shouldn't this list be called "Top 10 Military Leaders we remember seeing in movies"?

[yamoshikhan]

Where is Khalid Ibn Al Walid?
He never lost a battle

[sebastianastorga]

Joan of Arc wasn’t really a commander, she just ran into battle and it worked somehow

[rebbleshark]

Surprising to see Khalid bin Walid missing from his list especially when the criteria was the greatest impact on the world, slapping the byzantine empire and the Persian empire didn't have an impact I guess.

[lyleman]

Look, I get that it's hard to come up with a good ranking structure of just ten figures that cover millenniums of warfare and great leaders....but how in the hell does Joan of Arc beat people like Sun Tzu?

[jumanguluko]

This rank is incomplete without a legend KHALID BIN WALID

[yus]

This Video would be in in " Top 10 worst Watchmojo Top 10s"

[wikiuser]

Admiral Yi Sun Shin should have been here. He never lost a single ship, and once won a battle when he had only a tenth of the ships his enemies had.

[Iselas]

How is Joan of Ark even on this list lol

[이동연-cd]

There is no Grand Admital Yi Sun shin and Rommel?!

[thinhvo]

Vo Nguyen Giap greatest achievement is easily Dien Bien Phu. The french outpost was surround by hill and mountain making artillery impossible. Giap order his men to his artillery out pieces by pieces and transport them through mountain pass so when attack begin, it make easier for his forces.

[moddy]

Number 4: Napoleon Bonaparte.
Duke of Wellington: "I'm about to end this mans career."

[wfbwehz]

Khalid ibn al-waleed
Battle of Yarmouk 40K muslims vs 200K Romans soldiers
Battle of Firaz 15K muslims vs 150K romans and Persians

[khuramr]

So Bias didn’t even mention Khalid Bin Walid, the great commander who defeated the 2 greatest empires of his time! (The romans and persians). Never lost a battle.

[JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

So are we gonna ignore Gru from Despicable Me and his army of Minions?

[filmmaker]

I think the list is missing frederick the great, Arthur duke of wellington who actually defeated bonaparte at waterloo, khalid ibn alwalid who never lost a battle and ended the persian empire which was created by cyrus the great And gustavus Adolphus whom i consider the greatest Swedish general. That is with all due respect thank you.

[seanbaugh]

*#1 military leader of all time :*
*King Koopa*
Every time Mario saves the princess Koopa rallies his Koopa Troopers and they get her right back.
*"NUFF SAID"*

[isaiahbalahadia]

Well this is the first time seeing Napoleon out of the top 3

[vietnam]

Hello everyone from Vietnam. And proud with the name Vo Nguyen Giap, I Love Vietnam.🗞️🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

[itsmorfix]

What's Thier rank and k/d rate ??
That's important too