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Napoleon was the Best General Ever, and the Math Proves it.

Like Hannibal, I wanted to rank powerful leaders in the history of warfare. Unlike Hannibal, I sought to use data to determine a general’s abilities, rather than specific accounts of generals’ achievements. The result is a system for ranking every prominent commander in military history.

The Method
Inspired by baseball sabermetrics, I opted to use a system of Wins Above Replacement (WAR). WAR is often used as an estimate of a baseball player’s contributions to his team.
— Read on medium.com/data-science/napoleon-was-the-best-general-ever-and-the-math-proves-it-86efed303eeb

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