Oranje boven, Erik!
Actually, after reading 'The Great Siege, Malta 1565', by Ernle Bradford, my choice for greatest commander would be Grand Master Jean Parisot De La Valetta of the order of St. John, whose gallant defence of Malta prevented a Turkish invasion of Sicily and Italy and possibly even Turkish domination of Western Europe.
[ December 03, 2005, 06:34 AM: Message edited by: Aragorn2002 ]