Military Commanders
Strategists who decided history on the field.
records written
Modern era
Khudadad Khan
October 20, 1888 – March 8, 1971
Pakistani soldier (1888–1971); recipient of the Victoria Cross
Modern era
Mir Dast
December 3, 1874 – January 19, 1945
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1874–1945)
Modern era
Shahamad Khan
July 1, 1879 – July 28, 1947
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1879–1947)
Modern era
Kulbir Thapa
December 15, 1889 – October 3, 1956
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1889–1956)
Modern era
Premindra Singh Bhagat
October 14, 1918 – May 23, 1975
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918-1975)
Modern era
Somnath Sharma
January 31, 1923 – October 31, 1947
Proud on major Somnath Sharma (1923–1947)
Modern era
Piru Singh
May 20, 1918 – July 18, 1948
Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1918-1948)
Modern era
Albert Ekka
December 27, 1942 – December 3, 1971
Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1942–1971)
Contemporary era
Arun Khetarpal
October 14, 1950 – December 16, 1971
Recipient of Param Vir Chakra
Modern era
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
July 17, 1943 – December 14, 1971
Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1943-1971)
Contemporary era
Manoj Kumar Pandey
June 25, 1975 – July 3, 1999
Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1975–1999)
Modern era
Jaswant Singh Rawat
August 19, 1941 – November 17, 1962
Indian soldier (1941–1962)
Contemporary era
Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho)
December 16, 1947 – April 18, 1971
Bangladeshi soldier, Bir Sreshtho (1947-1971)
Contemporary era
Mohiuddin Jahangir
March 7, 1949 – December 14, 1971
Bangladeshi Army officer, Bir Sreshtho
Modern era
Munshi Abdur Rouf
May 1, 1943 – April 18, 1971
Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War
Early Modern era
Bhakti Thapa
1741 – April 16, 1815
Anglo-Nepalese War hero
Early Modern era
Balbhadra Kunwar
January 30, 1789 – March 13, 1823
National hero of Nepal (1789-1823)
Early Modern era
Amar Singh Thapa
1751 – 1816
Supreme Commander of the Western Front of Nepal
Modern era
Umra Khan
1860 – 1903
Pashtun chief
Modern era
Wazir Akbar Khan
October 15, 1816 – 1845
Emir of Afghanistan (1842-1845)
Modern era
Satish Dhawan
September 25, 1920 – January 3, 2002
Former ISRO Chairman
Modern era
Henry Pedris
August 16, 1888 – July 9, 1915
Sri Lankan National Hero (1888–1915)
Medieval era
Husayn ibn Ali
January 9, 626 CE – October 10, 680 CE
Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)
Ancient era
Alcibiades
450 BCE – 404 BCE
Athenian statesman
Ancient era
Xenophon
430 BCE – 354 BCE
Greek philosopher, historian, soldier (c. 430–355/354 BC)
Ancient era
Epaminondas
418 BCE – 362 BCE
Theban general and statesman (419/411–362 BC)
Ancient era
Pyrrhus of Epirus
318 BCE – 272 BCE
King of Epirus from 307 to 302 and 297 to 272 BC
Ancient era
Artemisia I of Caria
c. 500 BCE – c. 500 BCE
5th century BC queen of Halicarnassus, Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos
Ancient era
Mithridates VI of Pontus
134 BCE – 63 BCE
Ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC
Ancient era
Arminius
17 BCE – 21 CE
1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
Ancient era
Tacitus
56 CE – 120 CE
Roman historian and senator (c. 56 – c. 120)
Ancient era
Marcus Agrippa
63 BCE – 12 BCE
Ancient Roman statesman and general
Ancient era
Germanicus
15 BCE – October 10, 1919 CE
Nephew and adopted son of emperor Tiberius, heir apparent of the Roman Empire, and father of emperor Caligula
Ancient era
Tiberius
42 BCE – March 16, 1937 CE
Second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD
Ancient era
Vespasian
November 17, 1909 CE – June 4, 1979 CE
Ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)
Ancient era
Titus
41 CE – September 13, 1981 CE
Tenth Roman Emperor (79–81)
Ancient era
Marcus Licinius Crassus
115 BCE – 53 BCE
Member of the First Triumvirate
Ancient era
Septimius Severus
146 CE – February 4, 211 CE
Roman emperor from 193 to 211
Ancient era
Alaric I
c. 400 CE – 410 CE
King of the Visigoths
Ancient era
Guan Yu
162 CE – 220 CE
Chinese general serving warlord Liu Bei (160-220)
Ancient era
Polybius
200 BCE – 120 BCE
Ancient Greek historian
Medieval era
Alexander Nevsky
May 13, 1220 – November 14, 1263
Political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263)
Ragnar Lothbrok
Vikingo
Medieval era
Harald Hardrada
1015 – September 25, 1066
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
Medieval era
Edward the Black Prince
June 15, 1330 – June 8, 1376
Prince of Wales (1330–1376)
Early Modern era
Guy Fawkes
1570 – January 31, 1606
English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Early Modern era
William the Silent
April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584
Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533-1584)
Early Modern era
Henry IV of France
December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610
King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610)
Early Modern era
Charles XII of Sweden
June 27, 1682 – December 11, 1718
The fifth and last emperor of Sweden (1697–1718)
Early Modern era
John III Sobieski
August 17, 1629 – June 17, 1696
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1629–1696)
Medieval era
Skanderbeg
May 6, 1405 – January 17, 1468
Albanian noble and military commander (1405–1468)
Medieval era
Hayreddin Barbarossa
1478 – July 4, 1546
Turkish admiral (1478–1546)
Medieval era
Baibars
July 19, 1223 – July 1, 1277
4th Sultan of Egypt from 1260 to 1277
Early Modern era
Nader Shah
October 22, 1688 – June 19, 1747
Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
Early Modern era
Yi Sun-sin
April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598
Korean (Joseon) naval commander (1545 – 1598)
Modern era
Robert F. Kennedy
November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
Modern era
Colin Powell
April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021
American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
Early Modern era
Paul Revere
January 1, 1735 – May 10, 1818
American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution (1735–1818)
Modern era
Geronimo
June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909
Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)
Modern era
William Tecumseh Sherman
February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891
United States Army general (1820–1891)