Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1896 — Great Commanders. [ARTICLE]

Great Commanders.

The ages at which the greatest commanders made their reputations are these: Alexander the Great, between 21 and 33; Hannibal, between 26 and 45; Julius Caesar, between 42 and 55; Frederick the" Great, between 26 and 51; Gustavus Adolphus, between 36 and 38; Napoleon, between 27 and 46.