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Dec 12, 2012 · The factors that Napolen had to face, manage and overcome were much greater than those faced by Subutai. Napoleon is by far the greatest military commander and leader that this world has seen. He took on Britain, the Holy Roman Empire, the Hapsburgs, Portugal, Russia, Ottoman Empire, and Spain. Read on the 4 Coalitions.
Dec 12, 2012 · Aug 25, 2015. #48. Lord Oda Nobunaga said: There is scarcely a Mongol commander which did not face defeat. Subutai, Hulegu, Ghazan, Mukhali and Genghis; none of them were the exception. Whilst I don't consider Subutai to be the best commander of all time, I have to say that a clean record is not necessarily required for a commander to be ...
Jun 21, 2020 · Subutai's later conquest of the Bulgars in 1236 was particularly sophisticated. He had two armies attack up both sides of the Volga River, while a third army completely outflanked the Bulgar positions by marching across the Ural mountains far to the north, deep in Siberia, and then swooped down on the unsuspecting Bulgar rear.
Dec 12, 2012 · It still remains to be seen how well Subutai would done against a good general, against someone like Saladin or Richard I in the west. What is known is that despite having a better part of a year, Subutai left the richest, most advanced parts of Europe rather untouched, not even launching a raid of any significant magnitude.
Dec 12, 2012 · For one Subutai has been defeated more than once. His biggest defeat came with his attack on Henan. The entire operation ended in failure as Subutai was routed by only 1,000 soldiers under Wanyan Hada's leading general Wanyan Cheng Monk. Yuan Shi recorded that "He attacked the Tong pass, his army was defeated, and the emperor upbraided him."
Aug 20, 2010 · If they have the armies that they historically made use of in their campaigns for an imaginative battle, then Subutai is a very easy pick as the clear winner. Undoubtedly Khalid Ibn al-Walid was possessed of prodigal tactical ability, but so was Subutai, and as far as the armies that the two commanded go, the Mongols clean the floor.
Jun 21, 2020 · Subutai's defeat of the 150,000 Jin soldiers at Sanfeng Mountain was what finally ended the Jin threat. In fact, its Timur where we have no detailed figures in regard to the army size between him and his enemies. Subutai's army went north of the Caucus and campaigned around the Caspian back to Central Asia. View attachment 32224
Subutai did have a major loss on his record however, he was the commander who lost against Wanyan Bi at Daohui Kou and was almost severely punished by Ogodei for it. Tolui asked Ogodei to forgive him and to have Subutai avenge his loss by participating in Sanfeng Mountain, to which he scored arguably the biggest victory of his career.
Jun 21, 2020 · Would love your take on the defeat of Subutai at Bulgar hands. Stefan Cel Mare's post on Subutai's Battle of Kalka River page 14 Oda's post on page 11 regarding Jin armies not being of good quality. Additionally, I would like to ask, which notable generals Subutai faced, and was his army usually better off than his opponents.
Jun 21, 2020 · However, they are all part of the same operation, just divided into several routes so there is nothing implausible about the 150,000 figure. In fact, the Jin Shi mentioned clearly that only 50,000 of the 150,000 force were eliminated at Sanfeng: suggesting that those which were trapped by Subutai was probably no larger than 50,000.