Military Leaders, SUC-TRU
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Sucre, Antonio José de
Antonio José de Sucre was the liberator of Ecuador and Peru, and one of the most respected leaders of the Latin......
Suffolk, Robert de Ufford, 1st Earl of, Lord Ufford
Robert de Ufford, 1st earl of Suffolk was a leading English soldier and statesman during the reign of Edward III......
Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st earl of, Lord Howard Of Walden
Thomas Howard, 1st earl of Suffolk was an English commander during the attack of the Spanish Armada and in other......
Suffolk, William de la Pole, 1st duke of
William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk was an English military commander and statesman who from 1443 to 1450 dominated......
Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André de
Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez was a French admiral, noted for his daring tactics, who fought the British......
Suharto
Suharto was an army officer and political leader who was president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. His three decades......
Sukhomlinov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov was a Russian general and minister of war who was largely responsible for Russia’s......
Suleiman, Omar
Omar Suleiman was an Egyptian intelligence official who served as the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence......
Sulla
Sulla was the victor in the first full-scale civil war in Roman history (88–82 bce) and subsequently dictator (82–79),......
Sullivan, John
John Sullivan was an early U.S. political leader and officer in the American Revolution who won distinction for......
Sultan, Tipu
Tipu Sultan was the sultan (king) of the Kingdom of Mysore, who reigned from December 1782 until his death in 1799.......
Sumter, Thomas
Thomas Sumter was a legislator and officer in the American Revolution, remembered for his leadership of troops......
Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu was the reputed author of the Chinese classic Bingfa (The Art of War), the earliest known treatise on war......
Sunderland, Henry Spencer, 1st earl of
Henry Spencer, 1st earl of Sunderland was the 1st earl of Sunderland and an English Cavalier during the English......
Suppiluliumas I
Suppiluliumas I was a Hittite king who dominated the history of the ancient Middle East for the greater part of......
Surenas
Surenas was a Parthian general of a noble family, who commanded a force of 10,000 mounted archers and heavy cavalry.......
Surrey, John de Warenne, 6th earl of
John de Warenne, 6th earl of Surrey was an eminent English lord during the reigns of Henry III and Edward I of......
Surrey, John de Warenne, 7th earl of
John de Warenne, 7th earl of Surrey was a prominent supporter of Edward II of England, grandson of the 6th earl......
Suvorov, Aleksandr Vasilyevich, Graf Rimniksky, Knyaz Italiysky, Reichsgraf
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov, Count Rimniksky , Count Rimniksky was a Russian military commander notable for his......
Suzuki Kantarō, Danshaku
Danshaku Suzuki Kantarō was the last premier (April–August 1945) of Japan during World War II, who was forced to......
Suzuki Shōsan
Suzuki Shōsan was a Japanese Zen priest. Suzuki was born of a samurai (warrior) family that had traditionally served......
Sweyn I
Sweyn I was the king of Denmark (c. 987–1014), a leading Viking warrior and the father of Canute I the Great, king......
Süleyman the Magnificent
Süleyman the Magnificent was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 who not only undertook bold military......
Sănătescu, Constantin
Constantin Sănătescu was a Romanian military officer and statesman who was the prime minister of Romania’s first......
Tachos
Tachos, second king (reigned 365–360 bc) of the 30th dynasty of Egypt; he led an unsuccessful attack on the Persians......
Taira Kiyomori
Taira Kiyomori was the first of the Japanese soldier-dictators, whose victories in the Hōgen and Heiji disturbances......
Taira Masakado
Taira Masakado was a Japanese rebel leader descended from the emperor Kammu (reigned 781–806). In 939 Masakado......
Taira Masamori
Taira Masamori was a warrior responsible for the rise to power of the Taira clan in Japan. The leader of a powerful......
Taira Tadamori
Taira Tadamori was a warrior whose military and diplomatic skills made the Taira clan the most powerful family......
Takasugi Shinsaku
Takasugi Shinsaku was a noted Japanese imperial loyalist whose restructuring of the military forces of the feudal......
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen was a daimyo (feudal lord) and one of the most-famous military leaders of Japan, who struggled for......
Taksin
Taksin was a Thai general, conqueror, and later king (1767–82) who reunited Thailand, or Siam, after its defeat......
Talbot, Mary Anne
Mary Anne Talbot was a British woman who served in the English army and navy disguised as a man. She was later......
Tallmadge, Benjamin
Benjamin Tallmadge was an American Continental Army officer who oversaw the Culper Spy Ring during the American......
Tancred of Hauteville
Tancred of Hauteville was the regent of Antioch and one of the leaders of the First Crusade. Tancred was a Norman......
Tantia Tope
Tantia Tope was a leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also called Sepoy Mutiny). Although he had no formal......
Tarnowski, Jan
Jan Tarnowski was an army commander and political activist notable in Polish affairs. As a young army commander,......
Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
Maxwell Davenport Taylor was a U.S. Army officer who became a pioneer in airborne warfare in Europe during World......
Taylor, Zachary
Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the United States (1849–50). Elected on the ticket of the Whig Party as......
Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a Shawnee Indian chief, orator, military leader, and advocate of intertribal Indian alliance who directed......
Tedder, Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron
Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder was a marshal of the Royal Air Force and deputy commander of the Allied......
Terauchi Masatake, Count
Count Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese soldier and politician who served as Japanese prime minister (1916–18) during......
Tewodros II
Tewodros II was the emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68) who has been called Ethiopia’s first modern ruler. Not only did......
Than Shwe
Than Shwe was a Myanmar soldier and politician, leader of the ruling military junta in Myanmar (Burma) from 1992......
Thani, Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani
Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani was the former emir of Qatar (1995–2013). Sheikh Hamad took power from his father,......
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thanom Kittikachorn was an army general and prime minister of Thailand (1958, 1963–71, 1972–73). Thanom entered......
The Rise of Andrew Jackson
The Rise of Andrew Jackson, This detailed original account of the life of Andrew Jackson written for Encyclopædia......
Themistocles
Themistocles was an Athenian politician and naval strategist who was the creator of Athenian sea power and the......
Theodoric
Theodoric was the king of the Ostrogoths (from 471), who invaded Italy in 488 and completed the conquest of virtually......
Theodoric I
Theodoric I was a Merovingian king of Reims from 511. Theodoric was the eldest son of Clovis I, but born of an......
Theodosius I
Theodosius I was a Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and then sole emperor of both East and West (392–395), who,......
Theramenes
Theramenes was an Athenian politician and general, active in the last years of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 bc)......
Thomas, George H
George H. Thomas was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861–65), known as “the Rock of Chickamauga” after......
Thorkell the Tall
Thorkell the Tall was a Viking warrior and chieftain who gained renown during his lifetime for his fighting prowess......
Thrasybulus
Thrasybulus was an Athenian general and democratic leader. Thrasybulus’ public career began in 411 bc, when he......
Thutmose I
Thutmose I was an 18th-dynasty king of ancient Egypt who expanded Egypt’s empire in Nubia (in present-day Sudan)......
Thutmose III
Thutmose III was a king (reigned c. 1479–25 bce) of the 18th dynasty, often regarded as the greatest of the rulers......
Tiglath-pileser I
Tiglath-pileser I was one of the greatest of the early kings of Assyria, reigning c. 1115–c. 1077 bc. Tiglath-pileser......
Tiglath-pileser III
Tiglath-pileser III was the king of Assyria (745–727 bc) who inaugurated the last and greatest phase of Assyrian......
Tigranes II The Great
Tigranes II The Great was the king of Armenia from 95 to 55 bc, under whom the country became for a short time......
Tillman, Pat
Pat Tillman was an American football player who left a lucrative National Football League (NFL) career playing......
Tilly, Johann Tserclaes, Graf von
Johann Tserclaes, count von Tilly was an outstanding general who was the principal commander of the Catholic League......
Timeline of the Napoleonic Era
Napoleon Bonaparte rose from the ranks of the French Revolutionary army to become first consul (1799–1804) and......
Timoleon of Corinth
Timoleon of Corinth was a Greek statesman and general who championed the Greeks of Sicily against the rule of tyrants......
Timoshenko, Semyon
Semyon Timoshenko was a Soviet general who helped the Red Army withstand German forces during the early part of......
Timotheus
Timotheus was a Greek statesman and general who sought to revive Athenian imperial ambitions by making Athens dominant......
Timur
Timur was a Turkic conqueror, chiefly remembered for the barbarity of his conquests from India and Russia to the......
Tirpitz, Alfred von
Alfred von Tirpitz was a German admiral, the chief builder of the German Navy in the 17 years preceding World War......
Tissaphernes
Tissaphernes was a Persian satrap (governor) who played a leading part in Persia’s struggle to reconquer the Ionian......
Titus
Titus was a Roman emperor (79–81), and the conqueror of Jerusalem in 70. After service in Britain and Germany,......
Tokugawa Hidetada
Tokugawa Hidetada was the second Tokugawa shogun, who completed the consolidation of his family’s rule, eliminated......
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third Tokugawa shogun in Japan, the one under whom the Tokugawa regime assumed many of......
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of the last shogunate in Japan—the Tokugawa, or Edo, shogunate (1603–1867). Ieyasu......
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth Tokugawa shogun of Japan, known as the “Dog Shogun” because of his obsession......
Tokugawa Yoshimune
Tokugawa Yoshimune was the eighth Tokugawa shogun, who is considered one of Japan’s greatest rulers. His far-reaching......
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the last Tokugawa shogun of Japan, who helped make the Meiji Restoration (1868)—the overthrow......
Tommy Prince
Tommy Prince was a war hero and Indigenous rights advocate of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation who was one of Canada’s......
Toombs, Robert A
Robert A. Toombs was an American Southern antebellum politician who turned ardently secessionist, served briefly......
Torrijos, Omar
Omar Torrijos was a dictator-like leader of Panama (1968–78), who negotiated the Panama Canal treaties with the......
Torstenson, Lennart
Lennart Torstenson was a Swedish field marshal and artillerist who transformed the use of field artillery, making......
Totila
Totila was an Ostrogoth king who recovered most of central and southern Italy, which had been conquered by the......
Totnes, George Carew, earl of
George Carew, earl of Totnes was an English soldier, administrator, and antiquary noted for his service in Ireland......
Toulouse, Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de
Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, count de Toulouse was a French admiral general, a son of Louis XIV and his mistress......
Tourville, Anne-Hilarion de Cotentin, comte de
Anne-Hilarion de Cotentin, count de Tourville was a French admiral and the leading commander of the period when......
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture was a leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolutionary era (1787–99),......
Towle, Katherine Amelia
Katherine Amelia Towle was an American educator and military officer who became the first director of women’s marines......
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Toyotomi Hidetsugu was the nephew and adopted son and heir of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the renowned warrior who in 1590......
Toyotomi Hideyori
Toyotomi Hideyori was the son and heir of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the great warrior who unified Japan after more than......
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a feudal lord and chief Imperial minister (1585–98), who completed the 16th-century unification......
Tracy, Benjamin F
Benjamin F. Tracy was the U.S. secretary of the Navy (1889–93) who played a major role in the rebuilding and modernization......
Trajan
Trajan was a Roman emperor (98–117 ce) who sought to extend the boundaries of the empire to the east (notably in......
Tran Hung Dao
Tran Hung Dao was a figure of almost legendary proportions in Vietnamese history, a brilliant military strategist......
Traun, Otto Ferdinand, Graf von Abensperg und
Otto Ferdinand, count von Abensperg und Traun was an Austrian field marshal who was one of the ablest military......
Trebonius, Gaius
Gaius Trebonius was a Roman general and politician who had been one of Caesar’s most trusted lieutenants before......
Trenchard, Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount, Baron Trenchard of Wolfeton
Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard was a British officer and air marshal who helped lay the foundations......
Tromp, Cornelis
Cornelis Tromp was a Dutch admiral, the second son of Maarten Tromp. He commanded a series of actions against England,......
Tromp, Maarten
Maarten Tromp was a Dutch admiral, the highest ranking sea commander (from 1636) under the stadholder during the......
Trotsky, Leon
Leon Trotsky was a communist theorist and agitator, a leader in Russia’s October Revolution in 1917, and later......
Trujillo, Rafael
Rafael Trujillo was the dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. Trujillo......
Truman, Harry S.
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States (1945–53), who led his country through the final stages......