Command your knowledge with our military leaders trivia quiz.
Command your knowledge with our military leaders trivia quiz. Questions cover legendary generals, famous battles, strategic decisions, and the commanders who shaped the course of history across centuries and continents.
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He captured Alexandria in 1798 & held it until 1801.
Answer: Napoleon
Reginald Jackson, born in 1946, is nicknamed Mr. October; Thomas Jackson, born in 1824, was nicknamed this.
Answer: Stonewall
Name this historical leader: Mongol Khan: 1206-1227
Answer: Genghis Khan
In 338 B.C. at age 18, he commanded the cavalry in his father's army in the Battle of Chaeronea in Macedonia.
Answer: Alexander the Great
A Mannheim, Germany traffic accident claimed the life of this controversial U.S. general in December 1945.
Answer: George S. Patton
In 1818, this Argentine general refused the governorship of Chile in favor of B. O'Higgins.
Answer: José De San MartÃn
This Civil War general who remarked that "War is hell" made life hell for Georgia during his march to the sea.
Answer: William Tecumseh Sherman
He was the first Army general to become president of the United States.
Answer: George Washington
1991 Spingarn Medal Winner: A U.S. Army general & government official
Answer: Colin Powell
More than 540,000 men & women served under this general's command of the U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War of 1991.
Answer: Norman Schwarzkopf