George Washington named Britain's greatest ever foe [View all]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9204961/George-Washington-named-Britains-greatest-ever-foe.html

The American was voted the winner in a contest run by the National Army Museum to identify the country's most outstanding military opponent.

He was one of a shortlist of five leaders who topped a public poll and on Saturday was selected as the ultimate winner by an audience of around 70 guests at a special event at the museum, in Chelsea, west London.

In second place was Michael Collins, the Irish leader, ahead of Napoleon Bonaparte, Erwin Rommel and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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George Washington named Britain's greatest ever foe [View all]	T_i_B	Apr 2012	OP
I would think that Britain's "greatest ever foe" would be France of the Middle Ages,	Art_from_Ark	Apr 2012	#1
"To qualify, each commander had to come from the 17th century onwards" (nt)	The Straight Story	Apr 2012	#3
That's what I get for not reading the link	Art_from_Ark	Apr 2012	#4
Britain was Scotland and England (and Wales) before the 17th century	muriel_volestrangler	Apr 2012	#8
Yep	T_i_B	Apr 2012	#5
Do you honestly think they are ever going to give that honor to the French?	Tom Ripley	Apr 2012	#20
William the Conqueror has got to be a little tiffed. n/t	dimbear	Apr 2012	#2
Yes, he did beat Harold the Conquered at Hastings	Kaleva	Apr 2012	#11
I would have placed Bonaparte and Rommel	Confusious	Apr 2012	#6
I think it's more to do with what Washington...	damyank913	Apr 2012	#7
From what I've read	Confusious	Apr 2012	#17
I think winning wars fought against us has to count for quite a lot	T_i_B	Apr 2012	#9
Bonaparte had most of Europe against him	Confusious	Apr 2012	#16
It would have been interesting to view every contender.	MichaelMcGuire	Apr 2012	#13
Thank you, Brits!	Odin2005	Apr 2012	#10
Thanks to a handful of people, history could have been quite different	ikri	Apr 2012	#12
I'm really surprised they didn't go with Bonaparte or Hitler.	Marr	Apr 2012	#14
Hitler fucked things up rather royally for the Germans	tabasco	Apr 2012	#18
"had to have led an army in the field against the British"	T_i_B	Apr 2012	#19
Joan of Arc.	Rex	Apr 2012	#15
..	mdmc	Apr 2012	#21