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9 Worst Generals in History: Media

Those who can, lead. Those who can’t,...well, nothing seems to stop them from trying.

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American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg on July 1–3, 1863, which included the bloody Pickett's Charge,...
Prints and Photographs Division/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. LC-DIG-pga-04033)
Francisco Solano LĂłpez
Francisco Solano LĂłpez.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Sir Douglas Haig
Sir Douglas Haig, portrait by John Singer Sargent; in the Scottish National Portrait...
Courtesy of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh. Purchased 1925
Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff, c. 1930.
Archiv fĂŒr Kunst und Geschichte, Berlin
George McClellan
Gen. George McClellan.
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Antonio LĂłpez de Santa Anna
Mexican army officer Antonio LĂłpez de Santa Anna.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-21276)