Greatest Military Leaders of all Time

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  1. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    Complete and utter anarchy in France after the revolution, who knows maybe the monarchy might have been placed back by forighn powers.
    Viking Socrates, Oct 14, 2011
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  2. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    I like how Napoleon was the first to use mass conscription...
    General Mosh, Oct 15, 2011
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  3. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    What about Russia?
    yuri2045, Oct 15, 2011
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    Didn't they copy from Napoleon?
    General Mosh, Oct 17, 2011
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  5. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    Didn't they copy from Napoleon?[/quote:zr8kz12w]

    Well, he did change politics and war, don't remember if it was him that introduced mass conscription though.
    yuri2045, Oct 18, 2011
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    Well, he did change politics and war, don't remember if it was him that introduced mass conscription though.[/quote:2jkddcdf]
    I thought he was, but I am by no means an expert on history so I may be wrong.
    General Mosh, Oct 18, 2011
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  7. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    Well, he did change politics and war, don't remember if it was him that introduced mass conscription though.[/quote:1b36jh6c]
    I thought he was, but I am by no means an expert on history so I may be wrong.[/quote:1b36jh6c]

    I think it was him.
    slydessertfox, Oct 18, 2011
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  8. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    The first to have mass conscription was Hammurabi.
    Viking Socrates, Oct 18, 2011
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  9. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    No, that would be the first Professional Army, not mass conscription and it was brought by the Assyrians, not Hammurabi.
    yuri2045, Oct 19, 2011
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    I mean mass conscription as we know it, with "modern" rules and all.
    General Mosh, Oct 19, 2011
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  11. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    I mean mass conscription as we know it, with "modern" rules and all.[/quote:35ij3btv]

    Wait, to who are you refering?
    yuri2045, Oct 19, 2011
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  12. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    Wait, to who are you refering?[/quote:33tjoasb]

    If by modern rules im going to go with Napoleon but it was propley before that i know one of the empires in China did it alot.
    Viking Socrates, Oct 19, 2011
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    Yeah it was, but the first well recorded "modern" user was Napoleon.
    General Mosh, Oct 20, 2011
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  14. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    yeah. So we can all thank Napoleon for modern conscription on a massive scale.
    slydessertfox, Oct 22, 2011
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  15. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    Wait, to who are you refering?[/quote:2rdn3xx7]

    If by modern rules im going to go with Napoleon but it was propley before that i know one of the empires in China did it alot.[/quote:2rdn3xx7]

    I don't know about China's history that much, but I think that Feudal Japan used mass conscription as well.
    yuri2045, Oct 23, 2011
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  16. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    That explains why you have all those ashigaru units in Shogun 2! Mass conscription of peasants!
    battleearl, Oct 23, 2011
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  17. yuri2045 A Marines Biologist

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    Most likely, but we shouldn't base our opinions in games. =P
    yuri2045, Oct 23, 2011
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  18. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    Only in the game...
    battleearl, Oct 23, 2011
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  19. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    Damn you. And what all games are based on fact STALIN DID FIGHT MARTIANS ITS TRUE.
    Viking Socrates, Oct 23, 2011
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  20. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    I actually do believe that world leaders have contact with or have contacted aliens in the past, but that´s sounds just so unlikely.
    battleearl, Oct 23, 2011
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