Worst US generals

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Mike

I was reading Frum this morning and found a link to Tom Ricks’ list of nominees for worst general in American history. Here’s his list:

1. Douglas MacArthur
2. Benedict Arnold
3. Ned Almond
4. Tommy R. Franks
5. William Westmoreland
6. George McClellan
7. Ambrose Burnside
8. Horatio Gates

So, what do you all think? Any other nominees? I think Custer, Mark Clark, Rosecrans, Bragg, and maybe Fredenall deserve mention. But I can’t argue with the top slot coming from one of Ricks’ 8 nominees.

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