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America's Worst Generals, Ctd.

Because 'Top 10' Lists Are Boring
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Here are your nominations to date for the list of worst generals in US history. Any more? Remember, the criterion is military incompetence: Benedict Arnold and Robert E. Lee were bad Americans, but not bad generals.

Horatio GatesJames WilkinsonWilliam HullAmbrose BurnsideGeorge McClellanJohn PopeBraxton BraggJohn Bell HoodLloyd FredenhallJohn LucasDouglas MacArthurWilliam WestmorelandTommy Franks

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