How can anyone ever admire him or think he was a good general

>>3379910
>won more battles than he lost
>was very succesful in the Mexican-American war
Hmm, gee, I wonder OP.
>b-but he lost in the end!
So did Napoleon.

>>3379924

I'm not sure I follow. Something to do with origami? Please elaborate.

All Grant did was playing the numbers game and keep driving Lee south. It doesn't take a genius to realize that the North had more men and resources than the South.

But what do I know, my ancestors were still in Dutch East Indies back then.

>>3379910
>He did this stupid thing
>Let's forget everything else he did and focus on this, guys?

Thats the same like saying hitler (hi im /pol/) was a bad leader because he lost the war in stalingrad. totally ignore the 8yr economic growth and everybody else playing factors in the game.

>>3380167
yes but napoléon was a great man
not an american (shit by default LOL)