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1. What Roman general was killed along with his legions by Germans under Arminius at the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest in 9 AD?

Varus
2. What German general, known as the "Desert Fox", earned fame for repeatedly outmaneuvering and defeating a significantly larger British army in North Africa in 1941 and 1942?

Rommel
3. What Japanese general led the surprising campaign that culminated in the fall of Singapore on February 15, 1942?

Yamashita
4. What United States general was responsible for planning and executing most of the US operations in Vietnam?

????
5. What French general and resistance fighter went on to dissolve the Fourth Republic and found the Fifth Republic?

De Gaulle
6. What Russian general engaged Napoleon at the Battle of Borodino?

???????????
7. What British general defeated the forces of Louis XIV at the famous battle of Blenheim?

Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
8. What Mexican general was soundly defeated by Sam Houston, resulting in Texas independence?

Santa Ana
9. What famous Confederate general was shot dead by his own troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Stonewall Jackson
10. What American legend was immortalized by George C. Scott in an eponymous 1970 movie?

Patton
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Real Real General Knowledge - 01/10/2011 06:20:12 PM 647 Views
Answers - 01/10/2011 06:29:23 PM 419 Views
I'm amazed that I knew four of the answers. - 01/10/2011 09:15:57 PM 280 Views
*incorrect post placement* *NM* - 01/10/2011 11:50:02 PM 142 Views
WTF I WAS TOTALLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE *NM* - 01/10/2011 11:53:21 PM 140 Views
#6 is biased against Russians. - 03/10/2011 01:41:33 AM 513 Views
Always avoid translations - 03/10/2011 03:29:39 PM 379 Views
LOL - 01/10/2011 06:35:36 PM 380 Views
I must admit a slight North American bias - 01/10/2011 06:51:23 PM 379 Views
Same *NM* - 01/10/2011 07:02:01 PM 140 Views
Well - 01/10/2011 08:52:35 PM 381 Views
Missed 3, 6, and 7 - 01/10/2011 07:36:35 PM 341 Views
I only got four of them. - 01/10/2011 07:58:24 PM 356 Views
Re: Real Real General Knowledge - 01/10/2011 08:21:56 PM 435 Views
He died as a direct result of getting shot. - 01/10/2011 11:01:00 PM 323 Views
8 - 01/10/2011 08:48:36 PM 342 Views
Only 7. - 01/10/2011 10:29:09 PM 346 Views
lol I only got a couple of them (totally not my area of knowledge) - 01/10/2011 11:54:16 PM 333 Views
Most of these I knew - 02/10/2011 01:10:55 AM 483 Views
7 - missed 3, 4 and 6. Though 9 was an educated guess. *NM* - 03/10/2011 02:55:52 PM 142 Views
Re: Two. *NM* - 04/10/2011 02:02:16 AM 200 Views

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