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See also: Military History
Antiquity
Armenia
Barbarians
Berber people
- Lusius Quietus, governor of Judaea and one of the best Trajan\'s chief generals. See Kitos War.
- Masinissa (c. 238 BC - c. 148 BC) was the first King of Numidia, an ancient Amazigh North African nation of ancient Libyan peoples, and is most famous for his role as a Roman ally in the Battle of Zama.
Carthage
China
Egypt
Gaul
Greece
- Miltiades the Younger (550 BC–489 BC), athenian general during the Persian Wars
- Callimachus, athenian general during the Persian Wars
- Themistocles (525 BC–460 BC), athenian admiral during the Persian Wars
- Leonidas (d. 480 BC), Spartan king, leader of the 300 Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae
- Eurybiades, spartan general during the Persian Wars
- Pausanias (Spartan general during the Persian Wars)
- Mardonius (Persian general during the Persian Wars)
- Cimon (Athenian general)
- Callias (Athenian general)
- Pericles (Athenian politician and general during the Peloponnesian War)
- Demosthenes (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
- Cleon (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
- Nicias (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
- Thucydides (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
- Brasidas (Spartan general during the Peloponnesian War)
- Alcibiades (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
- Phormio (Athenian admiral during the Peloponnesian War)
- Thrasybulus (Athenian admiral during the Peloponnesian War)
- Lysander (Spartan admiral during the Peloponnesian War)
- Xenophon – Elected Commander of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries against Artaxerxes II of Persia
- Epaminondas (Theban general)
- Philip II of Macedon (Macedonian king and father of Alexander the Great)
- Alexander the Great (King of Macedon who conquered the Achaemenid Empire and the Punjab and Indus)
- Ptolemy I Soter, One of Alexander the Great\'s generals, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, he was the first king
- Demetrius I of Bactria, a Greek-born king who conquered much of what is now Iran, Pakistan and northern India. He was nicknamed "The Invincible"
- Memnon (Greek mercenary in Persian service)
- Pyrrhus of Epirus (King of Epirus who invaded Italy)
- Xanthippus Greek Mercenary General, fought for carthage against Pyrrhus of Epirus
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus Founder of the Antigonid Dynasty.
- Seleucus I Nicator Founder of the Seleucid Dynasty.
- The Diadochi
Huns
India
- Sudas (circa 15th century BC), Indian king who defeated the ten Rigvedic tribes in the Battle of the Ten Kings
- Chanakya (Kautilya) (c. 350-283 BC), Prime Minister of the Maurya Empire and author of the Arthashastra
- Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrocottus) (c. 340-293 BC), Maurya King who conquered the Nanda Empire and northern Indian subcontinent, and defeated Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid Empire and other former generals of Alexander the Great
- Ashoka the Great (c. 304 BC–232 BC), Maurya King who conquered Kalinga
- Samudragupta (a.k.a. the Napoleon of India) (4th century), Gupta king who conquered over 20 Indian, Scythian and Kushan kingdoms
- Chandragupta II (a.k.a. Vikramaditya or Raghu) (4th century), Gupta king who conquered 21 Indian, Greek, Persian, Huna, Kamboja, Kirata and Transoxianan kingdoms
Israel
Korea
Mesopotamia
- Hammurabi King of Babylon conquered many native peoples
- Nebuchadrezzar II King of the Chaldeans and conqueror of Judah.
- Tiglath-Pileser III King of Assyria. Conqueror of Israel, Syria, other lands that became Assyria, force Judah to pay tribute.
- Sargon King of Akkad. Created strong Akkadian kingdom.
- Ben-hadad King of Aram. Often fought Israel and, on occasion, Judah.
Persia
- Cyrus the Great (590 BC–529 BC), king of Persia who conquered the Median Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire, Lydian Empire and Asia Minor
- Darius I of Persia (Darius the Great) (549 BC–486 BC), conquered all the territories between Asia Minor, Egypt, northern Greece and the Danube
- Xerxes I of Persia (519 BC–465 BC), conqueror of several Greek cities, including the mighty Athens
- Artaphernes, Persian general, brother of Darius I
- Surena, Parthian general who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae despite being outnumbered four to one
Rome
- Fabius Maximus (275 BC–203 BC), Roman general remembered for intimidating Hannibal with a stalking technique still known today as Fabian strategy
- Scipio Africanus (Scipio Africanus Major) (235 BC–183 BC), defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in Second Punic War)
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus, known as "Macedonicus" for subduing and annexing the Greek province of Macedonia
- Scipio Asiaticus (2nd century BC), he was a brother of Scipio Africanus Maior, he got his nickname "Asiaticus" when he defeated Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire
- Titus Quinctius Flamininus (228 BC–174 BC), Roman general
- Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (Scipio Africanus Minor) (185 BC–129 BC), adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus, he was active during the Third Punic War
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus (d. 115 BC), Roman Consul, conqueror of Macedon
- Gaius Marius (157 BC–86 BC), Roman general, reorganized the Roman Legion
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138 BC–78 BC), Roman general and dictator
- Quintus Sertorius (122 BC–72 BC), Roman general
- Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106 BC–48 BC), Roman general, Ceasars greatest rival and leader of the S.P.Q.R army during the civil war
- Julius Caesar (100 BC–44 BC), Roman military leader and dictator, conquered Gaul and defeated his rival Pompey in a civil war
- Mark Antony (83 BC–30 BC), Roman general and triumvir, served under Julius Caesar as his Master of Horse
- Augustus Caesar (63 BC–14 AD), the first Roman Emperor, successor of Julius Caesar, defeated Mark Antony in a civil war
- Marcus Agrippa (63 BC–12 BC), Roman general that was Augustus\' leading general
- Trajan (53–117), Roman Emperor, extended the empire to its greatest extent
- Stilicho (359–408), a late Roman general
- Aurelian (215–275), Roman Emperor, Regain its power during the latter part of the third century and the beginning of the fourth
- Aëtius (396–454), Roman general, defeated Attila
Middle Ages
Franks
Chinese
Korean
Bulgarian
Byzantine
Arabs
- Abu Bakr (First Caliph of Islam)
- Umar ibn al Khattab (Second Caliph of Islam)
- Usman (Third Caliph of Islam)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib (Fourth Caliph of Islam)
- Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah- was Commander in Chief of the Rashidun army and the areas of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Southern Turkey.He defeated the Byzantine army in the Battle of Maraj-al-Rome and Yarmouk.He appointed Khalid ibn al-Walid as commander of his Mobile guard.
- Amr ibn al-Aas- defeated Byzantine forces in Egypt, under Theodore at the Battle of Heliopolis and the subsequent capitulation of Alexandria in November 641, Arab troops had taken over what was Roman Egypt.Later he defeated Manuel at Battle of Nikiou.
- Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas- defeated the Persian Sassanid Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah.
- Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan
- Muawiyah I - sacked Caesarea Mazaca in 647 AD,Salamis of Cyprus in 650 AD and re-invaded the island in 654 AD and taking Rhodes as well.His initial naval campaigns were very successful defeating the Roman navy off the coast of Lycia (655).
- Shurhabil ibn Hasana
- Qa\'qa ibn Amr
- Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr - marched to Sbeitla,Tunisia, the capital of exarchate of Carthage, King Gregory. Gregory was defeated and killed in the Battle of Sufetula in 647.
- Zirrar ibn Azwar
- Walid ibn Uqba - quelled a rebellion in Azerbaijan
- Asim ibn Amr
- Hakam ibn Amr - conquered Makran in 644 after defeating Hindu King of Sind Raja Rasal at a battle near River Indus.
- Majasha ibn Masood - In 652, Balochistan (Iran) was re-conquered during the campaign against the revolt in Kermān.
- Abdul Rehman ibn Samrah - crushed a revolt in Zarang, Afghanistan.He conquered Kabul and Ghazni. At the same time another column moved towards the Quetta District in the north-western part of Balochistan (Pakistan) and in 654 conquered an area up to the ancient city of Dawar and Qandabil today known as Bolan.
- Abdullah ibn Aamir
- Khalid ibn al-Walid- won numerous battles for Arab Muslims in the Roman Syria,Roman Egypt and Persian fronts.He helped defeat the Byzantine forces at the Battle of Yarmouk.This battle is also considered to be one of Khalid ibn al-Walid\'s most decisive victories, and cemented his reputation as one of the greatest military strategists and cavalry commanders of the Medieval Ages.
- Abdullah ibn Saad - Tripolitania was taken, followed by Sufetula, 150 miles south of Carthage. Abdallah\'s booty-laden force returned to Egypt in 648 AD.He defeated Constans II at the Naval Battle of the Masts in 655 AD.
- Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qays - helped complete the conquest of Khurasan by bringing Tustar and Marwir-Rawdh into the fold of Muslim Arab Empire and pushed Yazdgerd III all the way to Merv in Turkmenistan where he died bringing the Persian Sassanian Imperial family to an end.
- Al-Nu\'man ibn Muqarrin al-Muzani defeated the PersianYazdgerd III at the Battle of Nihawānd.
Mashriq Muslim Dynasties Generals
Zengid dynasty 1127-1250
Ayyubid dynasty 1171-1246
Mamluks 1250-1517
Afghan Generals
Ghaznavid empire
Durrani Empire
Turkic Muslim Generals
Seljuks
Ortoqids
- Murad I - defeated Lazar of Serbia at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 CE.
- Bayezid I - defeated Allied Europe at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 CE.
- Murad II - took Thessaloniki, from the Venetians in 1423 CE.He defeated Władysław III of Poland and János Hunyadi at The Battle of Varna in 1444 CE and Battle of Kosovo (1448).
- Mehmed II- he conquered Constantinople, bringing an end to the medieval Byzantine Empire in 1453 CE.
- Gedik Ahmet Pasha - conquered the Principality of Theodoro and Genoese colonies in Cembalo, Soldaia, and Caffa in 1475 CE
- Kemal Reis - defeated the Venetians first at Battle of Zonchio in 1499 CE and at Battle of Modon in 1500 CE.
- Selim I - marched to Iran in 1514 CE and defeated Shah Ismail at the Battle of Chaldiran.He attacked and destroyed the Mamluk Sultanate at the Battle of Marj Dabiq and Battle of Ridanieh in 1517 CE.
- Suleiman the Magnificent- Belgrade fell in August 1521 CE.He defeated Louis II of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács in 1526 CE.He also defeated Habsburg Monarchy at the Battle of Szigetvár in 1566 CE.
- Hayreddin Barbarossa - In February 1538, Pope Paul III succeeded in assembling a Holy League (comprising the Papacy, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, the Republic of Venice and the Maltese Knights) against the Ottomans, but Barbarossa defeated its combined fleet, commanded by Andrea Doria, at the Battle of Preveza.
- Piyale Pasha - defeated the Holy League at Battle of Djerba in 1560 CE.
- Mehmed III\'s armies conquered Erlau and defeated the Habsburg and Transylvanian forces at the Battle of Mezőkeresztes in 1596 CE.
- Murad IV captured Baghdad in 1638 CE.
- Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha - conquered Heraklion and ended the Cretan War (1645–1669).
- Baltacı Mehmet Paşa - won a major victory at the Battle of Prut against the Russians in 1710-1711 CE.
- Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha - conquered the Morea in the Turkish-Venetian War (1714–1718).
- Mahmud Dramali Pasha - fought in the Greek War of Independence.
- Reşid Mehmed Pasha - fought in the Greek War of Independence and the Egyptian-Ottoman War.
- Omar Pasha - fought in the Crimean War.
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - defeated Allies of World War I at the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915 CE.
Norman
Crusades
Indian
- Lalitaditya Muktapida (8th century), Kashmiri king who conquered a number of Indian, Uttarakuru, Kamboja, Turkic, Tocharian, Tibetan and Dardic kingdoms
- Devapala (9th century), Bengali Pala king who conquered the Northern Indian, North-East Indian, Andhra Pradesh, Huna and Kamboja kingdoms
- Rajendra Chola I (11th century), Tamil Chola king and naval commander who conquered the Pala Empire, Srivijaya Empire, Sri Lanka, and the Chalukya, Rashtrakuta and Pandya dynasties
- Zafar Khan (13th century), Muslim Indian general who defeated invaders from the Mongol Empire
- Alauddin Khilji
- Zāhir ud-Dīn Mohammad Babur - conquered India at the Battle of Panipat (1526) and established the Mughal Empire
- Sher Shah Suri - In 1539, he was able to defeat Humayun in the Battle of Chausa. Again in 1540, he defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj, and went on to capture Delhi and Agra.
- Akbar the Great - defeated the Hindu leader Hemu at the Battle of Panipat (1556)
- Maharana Pratap (a.k.a. Pratap Singh, Maharana of Mewar) (1540-1597), was a ruler of Mewar. On June 21, 1576 who fought the great Battle of Haldighati
- Aurangzeb
- Guru Gobind Singh (22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. He was a warrior, a poet, and a spiritual leader, who fought 11 battles with the Mughals and their Rajput alliances
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Sikh king of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire
- Tipu Sultan, The Tiger of Mysore fought the Anglo-Mysore Wars
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(a.k.a. Shivaji Raje Bhosle) (1627-1680), Maratha king who was the founder of Maratha empire in western India in 1674 CE.
Japanese
Mongols
Vietnam
Russian
English
Scottish
Irish
French
Spanish
Modern Era
Early Modern Era
- Nadir Shah, Iran
- Hernán Cortés (Spanish conquistador)
- Konstanty Ostrogski
- Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (Warrior Queen of the Mbundu people; kept Portugal at bay)
- Shivaji (Ruler of the Maratha empire)
- Bajirao I (Peshwa of the Maratha Empire)
- Madhavrao I Scindia (Shinde of Gwalior)
- Sir Walter Raleigh (English Admiral under Queen Elizabeth I)
- Francisco Pizarro (Spanish conquistador, conquered the Inca)
- Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky
- Louis II de Condé
- Henri de la Tour d\'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
- Koxinga (Ming general, took over Taiwan)
- Jan Zamojski
- Stefan Batory (King of Poland)
- Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
- Stanisław Żółkiewski (polish magnate and hetman, captured Moscow)
- John III Sobieski (King of Poland, commander in Battle of Vienna and wars with Turkey)
- Prince Eugene of Savoy (Austria)
- Maurice, comte de Saxe (France)
- Oliver Cromwell (English Civil War)
- Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish King in the Thirty Years\' War)
- Albrecht von Wallenstein (general in the Thirty Years\' War)
- Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (general in the Thirty Year\'s War)
- Louis of Nassau, brother of William the Silent commander in the Eighty Years\' War
- Charles de Héraugière, the Eighty Years\' War commander of a special force, which conquered Breda in a "Trojan Horse" action.
- Ernst Casimir van Nassau-Dietz military commander in the Eighty Years\' War, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe for the Dutch Republic
- Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, overall commander of the Dutch forces (Captain and Admiral-General) in the Eighty Years\' War for the Dutch Republic
- Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange,Stadtholder, military commander in the Eighty Years\' War for the Dutch Republic
- Hendrik Casimir I van Nassau-Dietz, military commander in the Eighty Years\' War, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe
- Piet Pieterszoon Hein, vice-admiral and admiral during the Eighty Years\' War
- Maarten Tromp, Admiral during the Eighty Years\' War and the First Anglo-Dutch War
- Michiel de Ruyter, The Netherlands (admiral in the First Anglo-Dutch War, the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Third Anglo-Dutch War and the Franco-Dutch War
- Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming (Austria)
- Duke of Marlborough (War of the Spanish Succession)
- Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
- Alexander Menshikov
- Charles XII of Sweden
- Peter The Great (Great Northern War)
- Frederick II of Prussia
- Peter Rumyantsev
- Alexander Suvorov
- Feodor Ushakov
- George Washington
- John Stark (Victor at the Battle of Bennington)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor of the French)
- Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
- Jean Baptiste Bessieres
- Jean Baptiste Bernadotte
- Joachim Murat
- Louis Nicolas Davout
- Louis Alexandre Berthier
- Michel Ney
- Jean Lannes
- Auguste Marmont
- Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
- Nicolas Oudinot
- Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult
- Guillaume Brune
- Jean Baptiste Jourdan
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