The Greatest Warrior in the past 1,000 years

My vote is split four ways, Shaka, William Wallace, Salah al-din, and Mehmet the Conqueror. The first three are great warriors and leaders, and Mehmet, I know was a great leader, but I'm not sure if he was a warrior.

By the way, the Library at Alexandria was not destroyed by the Arabs, they were great philosophers, they tried to preserve all of the knowledge that they could. They expounded upon the Greek ideas and were the most advanced civilization at their time. At their height, from the time of Muhammad to the end of the Ottoman Empire, they were very civilized and loved knowledge. This was because one of Muhammad's teachings was that knowledge is the pathway to Allah.

And also, the Greek Hoplite Phalanx was the greatest military strategy of all time.

I would say that Imi Lichtenfeld was the best. He was a Jewish champion boxer, athlete and martial artist in Germany in the 30s. Later on, as the Jews were oppressed, and rounded up, he decided to fight back. Imi was built like a tank, being 6"3 and extremely muscular. his friends were similar, as they were mostly boxing partners. He found himself being harassed by a couple of Nazis one night, and then they attacked him physically. Imi beat them easily, and they may have died, he never really specified. In any case, he realized that regular Jews were not equipped to fight back against the Nazis like he was, so he developed Krav Maga. Krav Maga is a martial arts system in which the purpose is to inflict as much damage as possible as quickly as possible. There are no rules, no regulations, and anything goes. When he trained Jews, he told them to assume that the opponent is going to kill them, and to respond with swift and overwhelming force. Imi fought underground with a small group of men, liberating where he could, killing Nazis where he could not. Being a great warrior, he knew when to strategically retreat. in 1944, he left to go to palestine. On the two-year journey, there were many battles and hardships. on the way, a friend of his fell off the ship into the frigid water. Imi jumped in without hesitation and saved the man. Once there, He taught Krav Maga to the Palmach, a precursor to the IDF. Imi then fought in Israel's war of independence, and several other wars and operations. He never lost a one-on-one fight, except his first boxing match, and at age 60, he retired from active military operations and exclusively trained the IDF in Krav Maga. This is largely why the IDF has some of the best special forces in the world. Imi Lichtenfeld then trained some American soldiers and FBI instructors from Quantico at the request of the American government. He died at age 88, defeated only by his son, a taller, younger, faster version of himself without the war wounds.

SKANDERBEG must be top three.
The "Dragon of Albania" Skanderbeg, is also credited with the greatest body count. He is said to have slain three thousand Turks with his own hand during his campaigns. Among stories told about him was that he never slept more than five hours at night and could cut two men asunder with a single stroke of his scimitar, cut through iron helmets, kill a wild boar with a single stroke and cleave the head off a buffalo with another.
As part of his internal policy programs, Skanderbeg issued many edicts, like census of the population and tax collection, during his reign based on Roman and Byzantine law.
When the Ottomans found the grave of Skanderbeg in Saint Nicholas, a church in Lezhë, they opened it and made amulets of his bones, believing that these would confer bravery on the wearer.
Skanderbeg today is the national hero of Albania. Many museums and monuments, such as the Skanderbeg Museum next to the castle in Krujë, have been raised in his honor around Albania and in predominantly Albanian-populated Kosovo. Skanderbeg's struggle against the Ottoman Empire became highly significant to the Albanian people, as it strengthened their solidarity, made them more conscious of their national identity, and served later as a great source of inspiration in their struggle for national unity, freedom, and independence.
James Wolfe, commander of the British forces at Quebec, spoke of Skanderbeg as a commander who "excels all the officers, ancient and modern, in the conduct of a small defensive army".On October 27, 2005, the United States Congress issued a resolution "honoring the 600th anniversary of the birth of Gjergj Kastrioti (Scanderbeg), statesman, diplomat, and military genius, for his role in saving Western Europe from Ottoman occupation.

It has to be...

Duke Nukem

ah buncha bologne what about the guy who never lifted a finger to shed blood and yet when he died all died, sheds a whole different light on dead man walking and second death

2Corinthians-
one died for all, and therefore all died

John-
a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice

Amos-
Even the bravest warriors
will flee naked on that day,"
declares the LORD.

reply to post by FreeMason


hay erm i saw this post of yours and thought, well hes right about the cows being launched but gheghis khan was not just a viscous idiot. he was abandoned when he was about 14 with his mum, an older brother who was nicking the occasional bird they got, and two younger brother with a baby. he managed to survive without a hut and without weapons in -20 degree cold, he had to kill his own brother for the thieving. he then had to retake control of the mongol nation who had been at war for hundreds of years. after warring with the equaly powerful tribes he then went against the chinese who had armour that was so much better than his. they used metal and he used leather. after defeating them, against superior numebrs he then had to totaly change his perception of warfare becuase of walls. after that his 100 hundred thousand men had to take on even better equiped saracens who had 900000 more men.
he might have been ruthless because if he wasnt his ruthless people would turn on him and his enemies would be able to regroup, so you know he wasnt a babarian fool. theres probably more but basicaly thats my point.