Military Commanders

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Across
  1. 6. conquered Constantinople
  2. 11. Muslim counterpart to Richard the Lionheart known for sharing hardships in camps with his soldiers and popular in the west because of his fairness
  3. 12. Babylonian king also known as the greatest Babylonian king of the Chaldean dynasty who conquered Syria and Palestine who went insane for seven years according to the book of Daniel in the Bible
  4. 13. King of England during 3rd crusade marched within sight of Jerusalem and secured the crusader-states
  5. 14. undefeated king of Macedonia who took control of Egypt and conquered Persia
  6. 15. leader of Carthage and the only man to threaten Rome
  7. 17. restored western Roman empire and became its first holy Roman emperor and his rule spurred the Carolingian Renaissance
Down
  1. 1. unified the Mongolian steppe and challenged the Jin Dynasty in China also captured land as far west as the Caspian Sea
  2. 2. fierce king known as the "scourge of God" famous for his expansion of the hun empire
  3. 3. fortified bunkers and beaches of Normandy for Germany also campaigned in North Africa
  4. 4. "I came, I saw, I conquered"
  5. 5. considered one of if not the last "Roman" general (meaning he perfectly embodied the ideals of a true Roman general) also considered the best general of the Byzantine Empire
  6. 7. Genghis Khan's greatest general who moved loved the tactics of feigning a retreat or blitzkrieg also managed to move his army 4,700 miles on horseback while fighting
  7. 8. king of Prussia reorganized the Prussian military and had great success seizing parts of selisia during war of Austrian succession strengthening Prussia considerably
  8. 9. threw jars filled with venomous snakes inside onto Roman ships
  9. 10. led the French at Orleans (17 years old at the time)
  10. 16. emperor of France often fought in 78 military exchanges commanded 76 he won 64/76 and lost 12/76