Loved by one's enemies or feared by one's friends?

[armyduck95]

I would think a criteria would be that the commander would actually have to prove to be an existential foe to Britain too. In that regard, Washington is not so high on the totem pole. Though I agree he's a good pick from the aspect of someone who could eventually evade defeat, achieve a decisive military victory, and tie it together for a greater political win... however, George never threatened the overall power of England.
I am surprised that likes of Herman Goering (Battle of Britain) or Rundstedt/Kleist (Dunkirk) or Donitz (Battle of the Atlantic) weren't considered given they actually came within reach of giving the homeland a throttling.
I agree Yamashito needs to be on the list... and ultimately Napoleon was the quintessential foe that put Britain on the horns of a Dilemma over and over.