Washington was the winner in a contest run by the National Army Museum to identify the country's most outstanding military opponent
George Washington Named Britain's Greatest Ever Foe -- The Telegraph
George Washington has been named as the greatest foe ever faced by the British.
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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My Comment: George Washington is a good choice, and Michael Collins deserves to be on the list. I would put Napoleon as number #1, and George Washington as number #2.
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