US generals' "Not so good..." moments. - Statistics

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Horse riding officer. Brevet general during the civil war. 7th Cavalry. Sioux taught him a lesson in warfare he was not to forget. He should have stayed happy at home with Peggy. George Armstrong Custer
85%
His mother designed and made his uniforms... had a habit of walking through water, ankle deep... when the cameras were rolling... Douglas MacArthur
77%
Gettysburg. Pickett's Charge. Two thirds of the charge were A.P. Hill's men. Robert E. Lee
62%
Squeaky voiced, smallish, moneyed family, foul-mouthed, bully of shell-shocked soldiers. George Smith Patton
54%
WWI. 'Black Jack'. Frontal assaults even after the concept was under serious consideration for abandonment by veteran armies after the horrific losses of 1916. John Joseph Pershing
31%
Believed in a war of attrition, superior firepower and constant bombing raids against cities. Result - 58,000 dead US troops. William Westmoreland
8%
Battle of Anzio. Tried to emulate one of the above. Had an army of photographers walking around him. Did not swear enough. Mark Clark
0%
Union general. Abandoned his troops to ride off to get re-inforcements. Ran slap bang into the reinforcement party. He stuttered "I was just coming to get you..." "General... you have found us...now where are the enemy?" U.S.Grant
0%
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