Historical Military Leaders #2

Name the historical military leader who... Q: "Was a Confederate general, remembered for a deadly charge bearing his name?" A: George Pickett
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Was a Frankish king who became the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800?
Charlemagne
Had the title 'General of the Army' during WW2 and later became US President?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Famously held off thousands of Persian soldiers with his force of only 300?
Leonidas
Was 'Lord Protector' of England and overthrew King Charles I in the English Civil War?
Oliver Cromwell
Fought on behalf of Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence and was portrayed by Mel Gibson in Braveheart?
William Wallace
Was a conquistador who defeated 80,000 Inca warriors with a force of only 168 men?
Francisco Pizarro
Has a South American country and currencies named after him as a result of his fight for independence from Spain?
Simón Bolívar
Was a Chiricahua Apache war leader whose name is often exclaimed when jumping from a height?
Geronimo
Was a conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire with a force of only 600 soldiers?
Hernán Cortés
Was the American Expeditionary Force commander during WW1, and whose name is shared by the M26 heavy tank?
John J. Pershing
Was Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II, and whose name is now shared with an American aircraft carrier class?
Chester W. Nimitz
Led the Arab Revolt that helped Britain defeat the Turks and wrote influential books about fighting insurgencies?
Thomas Edward Lawrence
Led the Japanese navy during WW2 and was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Isoroku Yamamoto
Led the French Army during the Hundred Years' War, besieged Orléans, and was burned at the stake?
Joan of Arc
Ruled Egypt for over two decades, had relations with Marc Antony, and was as bitten by an asp?
Cleopatra
Is known for his actions in the Trojan War, may or may not have existed, and is the main character in the Odyssey?
Odysseus
Led the Chinese Communist Party during the revolution and killed many tens of millions during his reign?
Mao Zedong
Led the Nationalist Party in China before being toppled by the above and fleeing to Taiwan?
Chiang Kai Shek
Conquered Egypt as the first Roman Emperor and ushered in the Pax Romana?
Caesar Augustus
Was a legendary Viking leader, fathered Ivar the Boneless and Björn Ironside, and died in 865?
Ragnar Lodbrok
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2 Comments
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Level 79
Jan 6, 2026
The 100,000+ indigenous soldiers fighting alongside Cortes really get shafted nowadays huh
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Level 55
Apr 17, 2026
Fixed! The revision is pending.