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Famous Generals - Non U.S.

Can you name these famous military generals and admirals from world history?
The U.S. version can be found here
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circa 500 B.C.
Chinese author of "The Art of War"
Sun Tzu
circa 330 B.C.
Greek conqueror of Persia
Alexander the Great
Second Punic War
Famously led his elephants over the Alps to attack Rome
Hannibal
Second Punic War
Roman who conquered Carthage
Scipio Africanus
circa 50 B.C.
Roman who conquered Gaul
Julius Caesar
400s
Known as the "Scourge of God" this Hun briefly
ruled over Central Europe
Attila the Hun
500s
Byzantine general who reconquered Italy under
the emperor Justinian
Belisarius
c. 800
Frankish King who built an empire spanning modern-day
France, Germany, and Italy
Charlemagne
Crusades
Sultan whose reconquest of Jerusalem prompted
the Third Crusade
Saladin
early 1200s
Khan who conquered Central Asia
Genghis Khan
mid 1200s
Khan who conquered China
Kublai Khan
English Civil War
Known as "Old Ironsides" this Roundhead leader
would rule England for five years
Oliver Cromwell
early 1800s
Frenchman who conquered much of Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
early 1800s
British commander who defeated the above at Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
early 1800s
British admiral who died at the Battle of Trafalgar
Horatio Nelson
WWI
Top German commander of WWI who was
President of Germany after the war
Paul von Hindenburg
WWII
General named "Hero of the Soviet Union" an
unprecedented four separate times
Georgy Zhukov
WWII
Germany's "Desert Fox"
Erwin Rommel
WWII
British commander of D-Day ground forces
Bernard Montgomery
WWII
Leader of the Japanese Navy
Isoroku Yamamoto
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38 Comments
wasserwand
+5
Level 77
Mar 22, 2020
Typo in description for Cromwell
plattitude
+1
Level 96
Mar 23, 2020
I was thinking it must be an obscure clue to someone with a dutch 'aa' in their name...
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 23, 2020
Fixed
ruftytufty
+2
Level 79
Mar 23, 2020
Belisarius is a fascinating character and a very worthy quiz answer, but he didn't achieve the reconquest of Italy - that was Narses.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 23, 2020
Narses will be accepted for that one now.
ander217
+3
Level 75
Mar 25, 2020
One of his greatest achievements was forming the production company that did Magnum P.I. and NCIS. :)
gapanathy
+2
Level 60
Apr 2, 2020
And Quantum Leap!
Karamchand
+2
Level 49
Apr 2, 2020
Suprised he was the least guessed
howard38
+6
Level 61
Apr 2, 2020
I would have been very surprised if he wasn't the least guessed.
BlackJohn
+1
Level 75
Apr 3, 2020
Not in the slightest. Eastern Roman history is frowned upon by westerners and the majority of the users here are Americans and British.
Youri704
+1
Level 80
Mar 23, 2020
What about Général de Gaulle ???
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 23, 2020
As someone pointed out in the earlier version of this quiz, he was a general with no army.
Arp2600
+1
Level 87
Mar 24, 2020
But he's known as a general, contrary to most of the people on this list... when was that denomination invented? Not before the 16th century, I think.
JoanSR
+3
Level 75
Mar 23, 2020
Suggestions: Charles Martell, Fabius Maximus and Simon Bolivar.
Quill
+1
Level 55
Apr 2, 2020
Don't forget Admiral Yi
Bootsface
+1
Level 73
Apr 2, 2020
All excellent suggestions. Definitely agree with Admiral Yi needing to make the list.
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 85
Mar 24, 2020
Knew I was in trouble when "Tso" & "Motors" weren't accepted.
Algernon
+1
Level 73
Mar 25, 2020
EVERY TIME I spell Caesar without the first “A”. Can we have a special type in for idiots like me!? Lol
JackintheBox
+1
Level 81
Apr 2, 2020
Argghgh so close, I tried 'Yamato' instead of Yamamoto.
elcampeador
+3
Level 79
Oct 26, 2021
You say Yamato, I say Tomato...
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 69
Sep 9, 2024
The Hotel Yamato!

Oh, wait. She's not a hotel.

Bootsface
+1
Level 73
Apr 2, 2020
Admiral Yi Sun-Sin should definitely make the list. Look up the Battle of Myeongnyang. He was at least as good as Nelson, but probably better.

Cortés warrants a mention.

Shaka Zulu should definitely be on here.

Jebe and/or Subodai should be on here. Probably also Timur.

Just one man's humble opinion.

BlackJohn
+2
Level 75
Apr 3, 2020
Subotai 100% along with Khalid Ibn Whalid, Alp Arslan and Themistocles.
biggyofmt
+1
Level 65
Apr 2, 2020
The clue for Atilla gives it away. The average person can only name 1 Hun. I would word it:

"Known as the "Scourge of God" this person briefly ruled over Central Europe"

howard38
+1
Level 61
Apr 3, 2020
Yeah, he had a few relatives of some note but I never heard of any of them referred to as Joe the Hun or Felix the Hun.
howard38
+9
Level 61
Apr 3, 2020
Look how many generals who aren't in the quiz that I can name!!
elcampeador
+1
Level 79
Oct 26, 2021
hahahaha top comment
bestanford
+2
Level 72
Apr 4, 2020
Please broaden spellings for Saladin, thanks!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
May 22, 2020
I got the exact same score on this as I did for the US version.
Lemondance
+1
Level 67
Mar 24, 2021
It's been way too long since I watched the Extra History videos about Justinian to have any chance at remembering Belisarius's name lol
hidetora
+2
Level 69
Jul 29, 2021
Timur??
elcampeador
+4
Level 79
Oct 26, 2021
Interestingly, this is not an exhaustive list of every general in history...
obeezy
+1
Level 70
Nov 24, 2021
It's a crime that Khalid Ibn al-Walid isn't on this list. The man never lost a battle.
wario85
+1
Level 67
Dec 5, 2022
Is Zhukov the sniper from the movie?
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 69
Sep 9, 2024
No. That's Vasily Zaitsev.
Andrew169
+1
Level 75
Feb 24, 2023
17/20, thanks for the quiz!
pierop
+1
Level 44
Mar 22, 2023
Mehmed II conquered Istanbul...
Leafsnationguy
+1
Level 54
Jan 24, 2024
Can you accept Sala al-din
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