Battle of Alesia (Part 4/5)

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[219970]

it depends on how you define "great". "Great" doesn't mean good. There can be great destruction, great famine, great pain.....

[aychra]

no worlds conquering hero was ever a great man. it was a great general but an asshole.

[rastajoe91]

I love the little professor getting so excited and recounting everything in present tense.

[MJFAN666]

@219970 Great conqueror.

[xPuertoxRican]

@PatrickEngSU And besides the "generalship" Leonidas inspired his men to fight they were truely the toughest of the tough and the best in that battlefield. The Spartans even fought for Leonidas' body because they knew the Persians would mutilate and dishonor his body and those Spartan worriors gave their lives for him until no one was left in that battlefield except the Persians, without Leonidas they would have not been able to hold them back and let the Greeks regroup.

[xPuertoxRican]

@PatrickEngSU Thermopylae was A great example of tactics, Spartan hoplites gave their live so that others may retreat, regroup fight off the invading Persians and live. You could actually see that because of the Spartans toughness and bravery thay were able to be the "bait" for the Persian army and cause massive casualties to Xerxes' army and this lead to the victory of the Greeks and more importantly the Persians ambition to conquer what they could not.

[centurion180ad]

@Zyworski You got that right.

Combined arms, prowess at night in foul weather, handling of scouts & spies, as well as cruncing a logistic nighmare, is left out.

FEAR of unknown maneuvers at 5 to 1 against, would have been crushing. SO then, training and foresight must have been spectacular. Methinks Caesar listened to his Centurions, morning, noon & night.

Local government at Narbo & Massalia would have been leveraged, at no small cost.

[centurion180ad]

That modern English commander, is correct.

[PatrickEngSU]

The greatest generals won victories against enormous odds: outnumbered and, at at the hydaspus, he was even out gunned. Hannibal was also outnumbered and won. Thermopylae is a poor example of tactics or generalship- Greece didn't apply logic to warfare until Phillip. Even after Napoleon lost 500k men in russia, the allies were only able to beat him by forbidding any commander to engage the emperor; if he faced the emperor he was to halt while others engaged the marshals. nothing is missing

[Zyworski]

@RexalLB What you say about engaging the enemy on a narrow front to neutralize a numerical advantage, but the Battle of Thermopylae was also a lesson in the flanking maneuver. Despite being better motivated and ferocious the Greeks were slaughtered on a hilltop a mile away. Sometimes there is no way to compensate for a gross numerical disadvantage unless you plan on nuking your way out of it. lol

[RexalLB]

@Zyworski Boudica had a great numerical advantage vs the romans yet was squashed like an ant, The persians outnumbered the spartan lead army at thermoplye, yet they (the greeks) had a strong defensive position. remember that back then you can only fight with as many men as you can get on the front line, If you can only get 20 people on the front, and 1 army is better equip, and better trained.. they will generally win.