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down our picks for the top ten armies of
all time watch for this list we look for
armies who’s charismatic leaders
technological innovations and military
conquests brought about significant
watershed moments over the course of
human history we’re using fictionalized
movie versions to illustrate most of
these armies for obvious reasons number
10 the Huns under Attila
a mysterious tribe from the Near East
the Huns contributed to the barbarian
onslaught leading to the collapse of
Roman civilization skilled swordsman and
with a formidable force of mounted
archers the Huns went from 4th century
mercenaries to 5th century Empire
builders decimating the eastern Roman
Empire irreparably damaging the West and
establishing their own Imperial rule
from the Baltic to the Black Sea
number nine the Spartans a civilization
of professional soldiers Sparta had the
most feared and revered army of the
Classical Age their military prowess was
best illustrated at the Battle of
Thermopylae where 300 Spartans defended
a key military access point against
thousands of Persian invaders though
they died and lost the battle their
efforts helped win the war expelling the
Persians from Greece and solidifying the
Spartan soldier’s place in history
number 8 the Red Army having brought
down one of the oldest dynasties in all
of Europe the Soviet Red Army was a
highly disciplined force of over 5
million by 1920 in years to come it
continued to grow defeating Hitler on
the Eastern Front in the Second World
War and establishing itself as the only
real challenge to American military
dominance during the last half of the
20th century
number seven the British redcoats though
most likely associated with the British
troops who fought in the American War of
Independence
the Redcoats were actually all
noncommissioned soldiers who served
between 1760 and 1860 the Redcoats
fought at the Battle of Waterloo served
under general wolf in the Battle of
Quebec and were part of the Allied
forces during the Crimean War in short
they were an essential component during
Britain’s and key realist era number 6
the Mongolian army known for their deft
skills on horseback
this army swept through Asia in the
1200s bringing down both the chin and
sung empires unifying China for the
first time in centuries
under the visionary leadership of
Genghis Khan his son Agha died and
grandson Kublai Khan the Mongolian army
established its military dominance all
the way to the borders of Europe number
five the Roman army of Julius Caesar
Rome’s military built a thousand-year
empire but even within this history
Julius Caesar’s army stands out Caesar
and his men battled against the Gauls
expanding Roman territory to northern
Europe when the Senate became wary of
Caesars power and influence a civil war
erupted Caesar’s army crossed the
Rubicon and defeated his adversaries in
doing so this army brought down Rome’s
republic and ushered in the era of the
Roman Empire
number four the German Vermont bouncing
back from the humiliation of World War
one the German Verma army was an
innovative force whose expansionist
mandate brought about a second worldwide
conflict utilizing Lightning warfare or
blitzkrieg the German armed forces
launched rapid assaults but will during
their opponents in the first two years
of World War two Germany looked set to
win it was not until u.s. involvement
and Hitler’s miscalculations on the
Eastern Front that this army experienced
decisive losses and ultimate defeat
number three the Greco Macedonians under
two great generals of history philip ii
and his son Alexander the Great the
Macedonian army dominated much of the
civilised world in the 4th century BC
technological innovation to the
classical Greek phalanx the sheer
fierceness of its soldiers and the
genius of its leaders allowed this army
to take over Greece Egypt and the entire
Persian Empire all within 36 years
number two Napoleon’s Grande armée
emboldened by the spirit of the
Revolution and led by a military
visionary this army established france’s
hegemonic power over europe comprised of
nearly 30,000 men Napoleon’s troops were
the most formidable of the era tactical
flexibility and the ability to divide
enemy forces before their ultimate
defeat was the key to their success it
would take a coalition of all European
powers to eventually bring Napoleon down
number one American military in the
twentieth century with a standing army
of over 1.4 million the American
military is the most formidable force of
the modern age US involvement in World
War one and World War two changed the
course of each conflict and established
America as the most powerful army in the
world it continued to flex its muscle
during the Korean Vietnam Gulf afghani
and second Iraqi Wars and continues to
be a major military watchdog on the
international stage with new videos
published every day make sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
have to put up a fight welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten armies of
all time watch for this list we look for
armies who’s charismatic leaders
technological innovations and military
conquests brought about significant
watershed moments over the course of
human history we’re using fictionalized
movie versions to illustrate most of
these armies for obvious reasons number
10 the Huns under Attila
a mysterious tribe from the Near East
the Huns contributed to the barbarian
onslaught leading to the collapse of
Roman civilization skilled swordsman and
with a formidable force of mounted
archers the Huns went from 4th century
mercenaries to 5th century Empire
builders decimating the eastern Roman
Empire irreparably damaging the West and
establishing their own Imperial rule
from the Baltic to the Black Sea
number nine the Spartans a civilization
of professional soldiers Sparta had the
most feared and revered army of the
Classical Age their military prowess was
best illustrated at the Battle of
Thermopylae where 300 Spartans defended
a key military access point against
thousands of Persian invaders though
they died and lost the battle their
efforts helped win the war expelling the
Persians from Greece and solidifying the
Spartan soldier’s place in history
number 8 the Red Army having brought
down one of the oldest dynasties in all
of Europe the Soviet Red Army was a
highly disciplined force of over 5
million by 1920 in years to come it
continued to grow defeating Hitler on
the Eastern Front in the Second World
War and establishing itself as the only
real challenge to American military
dominance during the last half of the
20th century
number seven the British redcoats though
most likely associated with the British
troops who fought in the American War of
Independence
the Redcoats were actually all
noncommissioned soldiers who served
between 1760 and 1860 the Redcoats
fought at the Battle of Waterloo served
under general wolf in the Battle of
Quebec and were part of the Allied
forces during the Crimean War in short
they were an essential component during
Britain’s and key realist era number 6
the Mongolian army known for their deft
skills on horseback
this army swept through Asia in the
1200s bringing down both the chin and
sung empires unifying China for the
first time in centuries
under the visionary leadership of
Genghis Khan his son Agha died and
grandson Kublai Khan the Mongolian army
established its military dominance all
the way to the borders of Europe number
five the Roman army of Julius Caesar
Rome’s military built a thousand-year
empire but even within this history
Julius Caesar’s army stands out Caesar
and his men battled against the Gauls
expanding Roman territory to northern
Europe when the Senate became wary of
Caesars power and influence a civil war
erupted Caesar’s army crossed the
Rubicon and defeated his adversaries in
doing so this army brought down Rome’s
republic and ushered in the era of the
Roman Empire
number four the German Vermont bouncing
back from the humiliation of World War
one the German Verma army was an
innovative force whose expansionist
mandate brought about a second worldwide
conflict utilizing Lightning warfare or
blitzkrieg the German armed forces
launched rapid assaults but will during
their opponents in the first two years
of World War two Germany looked set to
win it was not until u.s. involvement
and Hitler’s miscalculations on the
Eastern Front that this army experienced
decisive losses and ultimate defeat
number three the Greco Macedonians under
two great generals of history philip ii
and his son Alexander the Great the
Macedonian army dominated much of the
civilised world in the 4th century BC
technological innovation to the
classical Greek phalanx the sheer
fierceness of its soldiers and the
genius of its leaders allowed this army
to take over Greece Egypt and the entire
Persian Empire all within 36 years
number two Napoleon’s Grande armée
emboldened by the spirit of the
Revolution and led by a military
visionary this army established france’s
hegemonic power over europe comprised of
nearly 30,000 men Napoleon’s troops were
the most formidable of the era tactical
flexibility and the ability to divide
enemy forces before their ultimate
defeat was the key to their success it
would take a coalition of all European
powers to eventually bring Napoleon down
number one American military in the
twentieth century with a standing army
of over 1.4 million the American
military is the most formidable force of
the modern age US involvement in World
War one and World War two changed the
course of each conflict and established
America as the most powerful army in the
world it continued to flex its muscle
during the Korean Vietnam Gulf afghani
and second Iraqi Wars and continues to
be a major military watchdog on the
international stage with new videos
published every day make sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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