Between Marlborough and Wellington

Who was the Best British General between Marlborough and Wellington

  • Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive

    Votes: 12 41.4%

  • Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

    Votes: 5 17.2%

  • James Wolfe

    Votes: 8 27.6%

  • Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquees Cornwallis

    Votes: 1 3.4%

  • Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 3 10.3%
  • Total voters
    29

Nytram01

As the spring turned into summer in 1722 it marked the end of a glorious period of British military history, for it was at this time that John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, died at the age of 72. Not until the 1800's and Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, would Britain produce another general of a calibre similar to that of Marlborough.

Sandwiched between these two British behemoths came the 1745 Jacobite Uprising, the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary War and other conflicts, all with their own commanders who proved good or bad on their own merits but never managed to reach the acclaim of the two afore mentioned giants.

So the purpose of this poll is to ask who was the best of the British generals that came between Marlborough and Wellington. The options are:

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst

James Wolfe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wolfe

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquees Cornwallis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Duke_of_York_and_Albany

Other - if you can think of another more worthy candidate then you vote for them but explain your choice.
 
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Anaxagoras

Banned
Clive, for sure. What more effective way of defeating your enemy is there than bribing the subordinates of the enemy commander to march away from the battlefield?
 

Nytram01

If the person who votes "Other" chooses an Admiral then I will scream. I cannot stand people who lump Generals and Admirals together, they are different titles for entirely different jobs, and its a clear distinction.
 

hasdrubal barca

Nytram01 said:
As the spring turned into summer in 1722 it marked the end of a glorious period of British military history, for it was at this time that John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, died at the age of 72. Not until the 1800's and Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, would Britain produce another general of a calibre similar to that of Marlborough.

Sandwiched between these two British behemoths came the 1745 Jacobite Uprising, the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary War and other conflicts, all with their own commanders who proved good or bad on their own merits but never managed to reach the acclaim of the two afore mentioned giants.

So the purpose of this poll is to ask who was the best of the British generals that came between Marlborough and Wellington. The options are:

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst

James Wolfe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wolfe

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquees Cornwallis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Duke_of_York_and_Albany

Other - if you can think of another more worthy candidate then you vote for them but explain your choice.
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Thank you so much for doing this poll!
 

hasdrubal barca

Nytram01 said:
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Other - if you can think of another more worthy candidate then you vote for them but explain your choice.
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A semi-worthy candidate might be John Butler. Though only a colonel ,and not actually born in Britian, he is still a good representation of a British commander that uses Irregular tactics well. All though he is no where near the caliber of the generals already listed, i thought he was worth noting. :)
 
Grey Wolf

Grey Wolf

Donor
Clive

From what I've read of Wolfe he was over-rated (sadly considering the name) and has his wondrous reputation primarily because he died after a great victory, and secondly because he died, so nothing to look back on badly, and no back to look on at all.

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
 

Nytram01

Grey Wolf said:
Clive

From what I've read of Wolfe he was over-rated (sadly considering the name) and has his wondrous reputation primarily because he died after a great victory, and secondly because he died, so nothing to look back on badly, and no back to look on at all.

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
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Would you say the same of George Howe?
 
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