When were the last generals and heads of state personally participating in battles?
i read about Blucher nearly getting killed at Ligny
i guess all Napoleonic commanders were technically in the battle but they didn't fight
you got someone like Nelson, but i guess naval battle lends itself to top commanders being present and in the think of everything
and they say guys like Patton and Rommel were on the front lines under fire as part of their style, but they didn't fire shots?
whats the highest ranking ww2 commander to actually fire at the enemy?
you go further back and of course guys like Richard III and Harold Godwinson are dying in battle
what about after that, who were the last European heads of state to fight in a battle?
did Alexander actually lead the companion cavalry from the front of a wedge?