500 Greatest Generals in History: 516-401

I created a query that looks at every battle article in Wikipedia and identifies the military commander who won the battle.
This video shows the 516th to 401st military commanders that won the most battles.
List of battles won by general: docs.google.com/document/d/1N...
Rules
• Battles are included only if they have a Wikipedia article
Methodology:
I used Wikipedia as a directory of battles:
1. I created a query with Wikidata Query to get the list of all articles tagged as "battle" by Wikipedia. This gives me about 12,000 battles
2. I downloaded the data that is included in the top right hand table of every of those Wikipedia article. I did it for the following versions of Wikipedia: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Greek, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, Japanese, Danish, Norwegian, Slovakian, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Hindi, Hebrew, Basque, Bulgarian, Romanian, Catalan, Finnish, Swedish, Vietnamese, Persian, Indonesian, Korean
3. I cleaned up the data on Excel to remove double entries :
4. I created an index of countries with their predecessor states:

[@ofamily8180]

Is there any point in ranking them 400-516 if they all won 4 battles?

[@adolfstalin2363]

Importances of the wars are different.

[@thathistoryiscoolguy]

It's because 517th probably won 3

[@krunchykarim]

@@adolfstalin2363 That's very subjective. But nonetheless, I kind of expected some to have won 6-8.

[@klutzyblubber9877]

It's probably the number of battles won vs how much battles they lost.

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

A lot of them most likely won more than 4. Jan Sobieski for example definitely won a couple more than that but English Wikipedia doesn't have articles about those battles. This whole list is flawed.

[@thomasturner6980]

Clickbait, I was promised 500 top generals but I got 516

[@jonnywoche5937]

Hey I told you I've seen you before

[@aa_triggered3596]

Technically it’s 15 more

[@jonnywoche5937]

@@aa_triggered3596 but if you look closely at the beginning it isn't 516

[@akenow.]

What a shame

[@steampunkprodigy8596]

Jonny Woche it is actually 516

[@reinatr4848]

4 B A T T L E S

[@steampunkprodigy8596]

Reinatr48 *Mista.exe has stopped working*

[@HeulGaming]

I love your series Im french and i love what you do

[@jacobloke204]

Napoleon lll:"I've won 4 battles" Otto Von Bismark:"You heard of chislehurst prison"

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

Han xin: i probably win 4 battles but i never lose single one

[@redamehdihassan1113]

good greeting . Thank you very much for this historic military time. With the utmost thanks and respect.

[@gkspain1]

Very nice video, thanks for sharing, have subscribed, all the best Garry.

[@blotas1904]

how do you do theses videos? (I already checked the description)

[@scoutrelic1537]

2:41 "Crazy Horse" great name

[@hyruleslink2235]

Xd

[@yes-qi8ng]

xd

[@axasus3789]

Toro sentado

[@Gunth_Chramn]

Bon boulot, encore.

[@oveeeeeeer]

2:07 *Arthur MacArthur* Me : *what* ?

[@AgerioBoss]

He's the father of douglas macarthur

[@kokak6017]

What software you use bro

[@phenom5164]

Is there any chance that this list will be updated in the future ? Considering these russian and ukrainian dudes fighting as well as others

[@senorlaerteslozanocorrales2812]

Wrong at 2:47 top 453 the image is a image of cesare Borgia not a image of Gonzalo de Córdoba ✌

[@JuanPablo-vw7ko]

He tried to put the picture of some recognizable person...

[@janhalvorundlien2831]

All of them had four battles won then why are we watching this video 🤦‍♂️

[@chriskelly9361]

It's more about the names than the little number below them...

[@user-nx2ig5ri2g]

hello，how did you statistical the battles won of the every ?

[@adriancampos8640]

Does this also count sieges or just field battles? Because if it also counts sieges then there is a lot of information missing.

[@krajeskus1574]

Johannes Blaskowitz was born in 1883 not in 1833. 👍

[@christianmuller8205]

115 Jahre alt 😂😁

[@victorplesca7414]

William joseph blaskowitz

[@_xpawix_hdvideomapper7838]

Good video!

[@user-cf8zd7rs1g]

Napoleonic Wars. Patriotic War 1812: Barclay De Tolly - "We must destroy Napoleon with a powerful blow and throw him back to Paris!". Kutuzov - "Or maybe just retreat and burn Moscow?" Barclay De Tolly - "WHAT?! The Russian mind can't understand..."

[@xanax3186]

*1812

[@user-cf8zd7rs1g]

@@xanax3186 Oh, I'm sorry)

[@micahistory]

Man, I love this series, I am so glad you made it

[@micahistory]

Thanks for going through all that work to find out who this generals were. It has been something I had always wondered about and now I finally know

[@generalflaviusaetius1997]

KZbin is at its finest when we get content like this. All if these are great Generals but moment of silence for Parmenion. 😔

[@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901]

Why was he special? I read a book about a guy named parmenion who was a son a Macedonian and a foreign who wasn't accepted by his community... He was crazy about a girl named Derae and he fought against some enemies? Is it him?

[@maesmydog6691]

@@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901 I know the book you are talking about. Its a historical novel but not very accurate (he never rose up in Sparta for example). But anyway: Parmenion was a Macedonian general and basically the 2nd in command of Philipp II. and his son, Alexander the Great.

[@gabrielfrancisco3055]

Where is Duke of Caxias?

[@DDd-vg9gt]

Hey! What program do you use to make a video?

[@statue1128]

Will you upload only one video of 5 video?

[@jonnywoche5937]

Ayyy you're back

[@BiggusDickusthe15th]

Can you please make more every year videos

[@micahistory]

This was definitely one of the best series ever made on KZbin great job!

[@dooxford]

What is the music in this video?

[@user-tq2cx6cr1q]

Where did you find these high quality pictures?

[@crackity_witch1139]

My best guess would be google

[@ayasofyakedisi6289]

Özbek han, Turgut reis , Enver paşa , Kazım Karabekir 👍

[@3yleex472]

@@alipasa631 kankam fevzi paşa değilde çoğu osmanlı padişahı yok o kadar savaş kazanıp başarı elde etmelerine rağmen

[@firstaidsack]

Did you count Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Hashiba Hideyoshi as 2 different persons?

[@matid9687]

Hey, how about Don José de San Martín, why isn't on any of your 5 tops?

[@ahsanal-khalidi1614]

Ali Ibn Abi Talib is one of the bravest and greatest Muslim leaders, he also was both scientist and poet

[@andredave15]

Religion of peace lol

[@ninjaa6952]

The religion of peace caused the dark ages.

[@abdailhaswae9734]

you speak to much so shut up and don't speak you don't know something of it idiot man

[@FreePalestine07462]

Khalid ibn waleed too

[@SHIITE-IRAQI]

Yes

[@youssefbouraha7026]

There is Anyone knows what tool is used in the video to display these data ??

[@andreabarberis8779]

At minute 2:44 there is "Gonzalo de Cordoba", but that is a picture of Cesare Borgia

[@micahistory]

True. I also thought that was weird

[@berktoprak8828]

ac brotherhood?

[@andreabarberis8779]

@@berktoprak8828 he was also a real historical character

[@mytidysoul8561]

@@micahistory hi

[@micahistory]

@@mytidysoul8561 hi friend. Haven't seen you for a while

[@rick7856]

Those *numbers of wins* sometimes not as important as those generals' roles in the *decisive battles* that they've won.

[@PerryboytheDisneyfan]

What music did you use

[@ja_shurka]

3:16 Robert Downey Jr. after 5 years, he reincarnated

[@shinsenshogun900]

Do the Top Generals per Wins of Each registered Country according to Wikipedia, makes sense to rank each nationalities

[@philipp8574]

3:30 Thats not Johannes Blaskowitz. It's Friedrich Fromm

[@discoviking4255]

Is there any Norwegian generals on the list. Theres many Norwegian born generals who has won many battles.

[@mattep74]

Not many. There are a ton of Swedish generals missing. Stenbock that won at Helsingborg only have two independent wins. Rhensköld spent most of his time as a wing commander for Charles xii and only have one win.

[@saraixchicken]

I’m so confused and I have a genuine question. If they’ve had only 4 battles what makes them the greatest? I really wanna know

[@omnesviaeroman]

sarai There are 5 videos, watch it and u will know.

[@jonnywoche609]

@@omnesviaeroman still I think these videos are really misleading

[@palamera4860]

@@jonnywoche609 maybe to you seems easy but winning 4 battles and no dying is medium good

[@DanishKhan-vu5je]

difficulty and the importance of the battle

[@memelover1084]

Those strategy of fighting make them great

[@micahistory]

I learned so much from this video

[@hellionus]

420: Ah. La Hire wishes to kill something.

[@dragospopovici7337]

In the other videos I have seen some generals that I know but in this video the only general I have heard about is Michael the brave and probably because he is from my country lol

[@noahb4109]

What is music please ! 🙏🏻🥺 I find it too dark ! 😉😏

[@furkand1088]

🇹🇷Kazım Karabekir🇹🇷

[@suren2313]

Furkan Muhammet Doğan karaçoban

[@alpertuyan4047]

Bu kanal tarafsız değil yalnız Atatürk ü ilk 100 de 61.mi ne yapmıştı

[@Nashkelov]

Alper Tuyan Bu kanal muharebe niteliklerine göre değil kazanılan muharebelere göre sıralıyor.öbür türlü İleride olmayı hakkeden bir sürü komutan var

[@Aysd2332]

@@alpertuyan4047 kardesim muharebe sayıları baz alınarak listeler hazırlanıyor. Yoksa Cengiz Handa tarihin en büyük 2 3 kumandanından biri ama kazandığı savaş sayısı birkac tane(tabi çoğu da büyük savaşlar oyle kücük savaşlar falan da degil adam gerçekten büyük komutan)

[@DoofyGilmore1299]

@@alpertuyan4047 lan mal mısın 10 savaş kazandı ve normal bir şekilde koyuldu yerine

[@quake1262]

What Music is this ?

[@WestTNConfed]

Whats the music in this called?

[@user-fd7re8zp5z]

2:46 Ali Ibn Abi Talib ❤

[@scientificmeow]

لقد صورو عليا رضي الله عنه 💚💚

[@turkceceviri6409]

two generals armenians love the most. enver pasha and kazım karabekir.

[@BurakP29]

Türkçe Çeviri hahahajshsdjsj

[@portugueseempiremapper1773]

He was a coward XD.

[@leroiarouf1142]

Not amenian therz are turc no armenia armenia are not a cuntry

[@123DOWNUNDER890]

dada416 gaming Go play your clash of clanes gypsy

[@leroiarouf1142]

@@123DOWNUNDER890 france>armenia

[@dead_eye2311]

"4 battles won" in the video 1:24 Generalissimo Emilio Aguinaldo has a military record of winning all the battles he led/fought in the Philippine Revolution and when the americans came, he only lost one battle because of the superiority of the technology of the enemy in the battle. Win-Lose ratio of •25 Victories(if all major and minor battles combined, 15 if major battles only) • 1 Defeat

[@omniambitionsbadediting6765]

You know that this series only count victories from when they are promoted to general and beyond?

[@dead_eye2311]

@@omniambitionsbadediting6765 yes

[@arielmartinez2001]

Name of the song?

[@haison865]

Name of music please🙏

[@edjmtown]

THANK YOU FOR THIS LIST! HOW ABOUT SOME MORE LISTS LIKE THIS?!

[@xuanzongoftang7856]

1:48 Han Xin 💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥

[@oniaslopes3574]

Do another video where they are categorized by the number of people they've killed.

[@mrkbgld]

Nice

[@temporality_]

War games on mobile phones: 4:05

[@Carl.von.Clausewitz]

Honorable mentions

[@moscoweagle2846]

You forgot János Pálffy

[@user-hq2nv1zz6k]

Enver Pasha

[@thenotifier572]

Soundtrack, pls?

[@amrouche5184]

Dragut and el amir abd elkader car from Algeria 🇩🇿 🇩🇿 🇩🇿

[@kopekleselfiecekenkedi8543]

no no dragut it from turkey

[@kopekleselfiecekenkedi8543]

real name turgut reis , ottoman empire navval commander

[@scientificmeow]

🇩🇿💚🇩🇿💚💚🇩🇿💚💚

[@scientificmeow]

El Amir Abd El Kader 🇩🇿💚🇩🇿🇩🇿

[@rome2433]

I was very surprised when I saw mark antony only won 4 battles!

[@erdemosx]

1:02 İşte geliyor kahraman enver paşa.2:27 turgut reis. 3:37 Altın orda hanı jani beg . 4:20 özbek kağanı 5:08 kazım karabekir . Turk

[@user-qp8bq1eh3m]

Ali bin Abi Talib 2:46 😎💪❤

[@mercedessevdals9212]

@@user-qp8bq1eh3m ♿♿♿🦍🦍🦍🦍

[@3yleex472]

@@mercedessevdals9212 gücünü vergiden alan reçel teyip ersoğan ülkeyi katara sattı sattı sattı

[@mercedessevdals9212]

@@3yleex472 satmadık karşim cehapenin gündem değiştirme çabaları

[@alexsander856]

@@user-qp8bq1eh3m 5:06 Kazım karabekir 🇹🇷💪😎

[@munchnerkindl7480]

3:28 Johannes Blaskowitz became 115 years old. Interesting.🤔

[@matiluyon6797]

where is Jose de San Martin that Argentina, Chile and Peru became independent and also won 4 battles aunasi good video

[@sanexpreso2944]

Creo que esta en el primer video

[@matiluyon6797]

@@sanexpreso2944 no al final no

[@JedForge]

Late to the party here, but after viewing the entire series, I have to ask what the tiebreaker criteria was?

[@sandrosilva1798]

I'd like to ask you, where's Ahmose, the first Pharaoh of 18th dynasty?

[@kingfureur4374]

Il y a trop de generaux français c'est abusé ! A croire que de 1789-1815 c'était l'âge d'or de la France

[@leroiarouf1142]

Le 17eme siecle c mage dor de louix 14 on apelle cette époque l'ère de louis 14 Après la chute de napoleon a verdun la france est devenu un pay de merde

[@kingfureur4374]

@@leroiarouf1142 Ok merci pour les infos , je suis pas d'accord avec toi , après la chute de l'Empire colonial français c'est devenu de la merde

[@kingfureur4374]

@@leroiarouf1142 Je sais pas si t'as remarqué mais tu vois dans la 2 ème partie des 500 meilleures généraux ?

[@kingfureur4374]

@@leroiarouf1142 Auguste Marmont ressemble beaucoup au youtuber CemCem 😂😂

[@jeremiemarion3966]

Je pense que la France est toujours dans un âge d'or potentiel, sauf qu'aujourd'hui ce n'est plus les dirigeants seuls ou alors la combinaison de dirigeants et de la population qui pourraient en faire la grandeur mais la population en a la capacité et elle doit gagner un droit qui n'a jamais existé depuis 2200 ans à savoir la démocratie la vraie, DU PEUPLE PAR LE PEUPLE POUR LE PEUPLE les GJ l'ont montré il n'y a pas de démocratie il n'y a plus que le pouvoir d'un seul quand celui ci est un minable on va pas très loin...

[@L.P.1987]

En 2:45, la pintura que representa a Gonzalo de Córdoba parece César Borgia.

[@ffarkasm]

2:50 that hurts.

[@traco-1198]

Da proxima vc pode colocar lideres do Brasil

[@gabrieldeabreuliraneto4385]

sim fiquei puto por que ele colocou ate da argentina kk

[@chrislemuelpaz4645]

Beginner Amateur Pro Allstar World Class Hall Of Fame And The Hardest Difficulty... *FOUR*

[@gabrielcauzzi8547]

Song?

[@xxanime_loverxx8044]

Alright, nice video, but where are Georgian (next to Turkey) kings who have won so many fights? I am dissapointed ;(

[@RoyalGames-RG]

Agree

[@Xmenelsanx]

2:21 John III Sobieski had won 20 battles at least which one of them (battle of vienna) was his biggest. Results of this battle was win for (anti ottoman/ holy league) and savin' catholic part of europ. Strength of armies: *Ottoman 120k~250k (~150 cannons) *Holy league 70k~90k (~200 guns)

[@quake1262]

+1

[@mazarikhan6079]

What about Khalid ibn Walid ( sword of Lord)???

[@pierremacquet543]

26/ 100 franchement on n'a rien à envier des autres pays niveaux histoire

[@hyruleslink2235]

Music??

[@Sun-AiKhan]

Akbar, Abul Ghazi,Enver Pasha,Dragut,Crazy Horse,Chief Joseph,Jani Beg,Kuchum khan Uzbek and Kazım Karabekir is great Turkic generals

[@danielvilla2332]

Crazy Horse he was the chief of the Oglala Sioux, an indigenous tribe of North America

[@Sun-AiKhan]

@@danielvilla2332 indians hablogroup q

[@cisicisi4842]

Why Gonzalo de Cordoba has as profile pic Cesare Borgia?

[@jawad.k.r]

نتمنى إضافة اللغة العربية لهذا الأسماء حتى نستفاد

[@kosovoisalbania2410]

#1 Karl von Bülow #2 Ottavio Piccolomini #3 Napoléon III

[@bozkurt1441]

Sen napolyonu akka da yenen Cezzar Ahmed Paşayı nereden bileceksin

[@micahistory]

I am so glad I now know who the top 500 generals in history were. It's extremely interesting

[@jonnywoche5937]

Me too

[@micahistory]

@@jonnywoche5937 great

[@jonnywoche5937]

@@micahistory it'll be great if they go on

[@micahistory]

@@jonnywoche5937 i hope so. Btw, would you be interested in checking out micahistory 2?

[@RodriMartii]

Bernardo O'Higgins & Manuel Bulnes 🇨🇱 ❤️

[@tarikatav.shotgun]

Enver pasa basarisi nedir ? Bilen yazsin

[@NehiretaJugadordeAoE2]

It is good that South America has representation among these generals, maybe missing one from the War of the Pacific between Chile and Perú/Bolivia (1879-1883), i think General Baquedano from Chile won 4 battles: - Battle of Los Ángeles - Battle of Tacna - Battle of Chorrillos - Battle of Miraflores There´s also the Battle of Arica, but that one probably doesn't count because Baquedano did not command directly and put colonel Pedro Lagos on charge. I´ll guess Baquedano was not here because he only became a general after his victory on Los Ángeles, kinda unfortunate.

[@alan4640]

What’s the name of this music?

[@thuliennguyen1216]

Hitman

[@alan4640]

Oh thank you, i’m not a English :))

[@mihaiapostol4351]

2:23 Wallachian General, good thing you haven't forgotten Romanian power

[@jabloko992]

Where's Belisarius from any of your lists? He won a lot more than 4 battles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisarius

[@wellalrightthen3920]

He was on a different list, if memory serves.

[@geopoliticaeetc4908]

Que aplicativo é esse

[@stanisawzokiewski707]

Silly to see Napoleon III and Alexander I as "Greatest Generals"

[@rickenbacker660]

0:24 Hashiba Hideyoshi is Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Same person.

[@martijn3514]

3:33 johannes blaskowitz was born in 1883 not 1833 wich made him 115 years old...

[@arturs2436]

A very nice list.Of what i saw, when it comes to Gonzalo de Cordoba(around 2:45)...the image in question is an painting from Cesare/Cesar Borgia