Head-to-head
Military Leaders: Historical Comparisons
Explore 22 head-to-head comparisons between military leaders, matched by era and by how close together they lived.
Taksin vs Bernardo de Gálvez
1734–1782 · 1746–1786
Bernardo de Gálvez vs José Gervasio Artigas
1746–1786 · 1764–1850
José Gervasio Artigas vs Napoleon Bonaparte
1764–1850 · 1769–1821
Napoleon Bonaparte vs José de San Martín
1769–1821 · 1778–1850
Bernardo O'Higgins vs Shaka
1778–1842 · c. 1787–1828
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Shaka vs Ulysses S. Grant
c. 1787–1828 · 1822–1885
Ulysses S. Grant vs Antonio Maceo
1822–1885 · 1845–1896
Saladin vs Genghis Khan
c. 1137–1193 · c. 1162–1227
Skanderbeg vs Joan of Arc
c. 1405–1468 · 1412–1431
Joan of Arc vs Stephen the Great
1412–1431 · c. 1433–1504
Tokugawa Ieyasu vs Yi Sun-sin
1543–1616 · 1545–1598
Samory Toure vs Behanzin
c. 1828–1900 · c. 1844–1906
Behanzin vs Andranik
c. 1844–1906 · 1865–1927
Andranik vs Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
1865–1927 · 1867–1951
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim vs Pancho Villa
1867–1951 · 1878–1923
Pancho Villa vs Garegin Nzhdeh
1878–1923 · 1886–1955
Garegin Nzhdeh vs Claus von Stauffenberg
1886–1955 · 1907–1944
Claus von Stauffenberg vs Võ Nguyên Giáp
1907–1944 · 1911–2013
Võ Nguyên Giáp vs Moshe Dayan
1911–2013 · 1915–1981
Moshe Dayan vs Ariel Sharon
1915–1981 · 1928–2014
Ariel Sharon vs Omar Torrijos
1928–2014 · 1929–1981
Omar Torrijos vs Ehud Barak
1929–1981 · born 1942