On the other hand his daring nighttime retreat has been seen by some historians as one of his greatest military feats.
But if not, the gulf war showed us how "smart" weapons can achieve military feats unimagined a decade ago.
His historic military feats during the war won him National acclaim and respect even from his adversaries.
When necessary, they could achieve significant military feats, such as their building of a bridge over the Seine to escape pursuit in 1592.
Even the British Chief of Staff expressed his admiration for this military feat.
Perhaps his most memorable military feat came a few months later, when his plane was shot down over the South Pacific.
This is said to be one of the best military feats for the Russians during the war.
For the Unionist leaders the Larne gun-running was in the end more of a political coup than a military feat.
His military feats are chronicled in the Victory stela at Gebel Barkal.
His great military feat may have been the subjugation of another tribe in the valley, the Alcaviza.
