LLM Analysis of Wikipedia Battle Pages Crowns Napoleon the GOAT With 16.7 Career WAR
ctjlewis · x · 2026-09-19
Using LLMs to analyze Wikipedia battle pages, users applied a baseball-style WAR metric to history's commanders: Napoleon tops the list with 16.7 career battle WAR, far ahead of the rest. Another similar analysis broke generals down by ancient, medieval, and early modern eras, adjusting WAR to account for army size differences.
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