Top 10 Worst Military Leaders in History

A list of the top ten most incompetent, overrated, or just plain unlucky military leaders in history.


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10. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Germany
9. Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, Japan
8. Saddam Hussein, Iraq
7. General George McClellan, USA
6. General Robert Georges Nivelle, France
5. General Sir Douglas Haig, U.K.
4. George Armstrong Custer, USA
3. Douglas MacArthur, USA
2. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexico
1. Adolf Hitler, Germany

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