Who is the greatest military general in history?

This question will depend as to who one is asking and what they answer. I think that it was Shaka Zulu who combined the military skill of Julius Caesar and Napoleon, the organizing genius of Alexander the Great, the stern discipline of Lycurgus and the inflexibility of Bismarck and the destructive force of Attila. Another one is King Sen Wosret I (1971-1927 Before The Christian Era-BC) who was reaponsible for the rise of Ancient Kemet(Egypt) in the 12th Dynasty, to international power and influence. This sphere of power and influence included not only the Red Sea,up to as far as Punt, it also included what today we call the Mediterranean, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Crete, the Aegean Islands and mainland Greece. The other greatest military general in history was Hannibal of Carthage, father of military strategy.

I have to agree with deepdiver that this question is too wide-ranging. I would, however, throw Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson into the mix. During his three years of leadership, he continually had his malnourished army on the move around Virginia. Jackson's troops, on several occasions, did snatch victory from the jaws of defeat when the Army of Northern Virginia was backed into a corner. Lee justifiably compared Jackson's death after Chancellorsville to losing his right arm.

I would place Alexander as the best sum of all the three mentioned above, and had better technology for logistics been available at the time, then the world would probably have had a single ruler for at least a generation.

This should be a three-part question:

Strategic.............Julius Caesar

Tactical...............Irwin Rommel

All-around...........Hannibal of Carthage

The greatest general in history would be Julius Ceasar. His Commentaries are an excellent source of the study of military operational art. His planning for the conquest of Gaul and Britain is masterly.

Too wide ranging a question. My answer would be

Napoleon- For strategy and vision

Salahuddin Ayyubi of the Crusades- for chivalry and battlefield acumen

Ervin Rommel- for surprise and tactical skill

Lest we forget, Eugene of Savoy and Feldmarschall von Manstein for tenacity and bringing victory out of sure defeat