George Patton was a Greater General than Bernard Law Montgomery

Patton was contemptible with his soldiers and fellow generals, and caused strife among Allied High Command. " Patton was known for this, but yet he still got things done. He saw great success in Operation torch in North Africa, and sweaped across Europe after Normandy. "Patton didn't believe in a grande alliance" I have found no evidence of this in my research, but an Alliance drags the U. S and Canada into conflicts that we simply do not need to be dragged into. Before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 America was trying to stay out of WWII. "Patton was disloyal to his wife and became a blatant womanizer. In fact, it almost appears that he had intercourse with his own niece, a certain Jean Gordon. " This has nothing to do with who is the better field commander, it was his personal life. My opponent even stated that "The premise of this debate is to find who was the greater military commander" This allegation has nothing to do with commanding or the military for that matter. I ask that the readers disregard this point. "Patton was reckless and seemed to believe that the war was designed for his own further gains and glory (Walker incident, for example. )" I have looked up the Walker incident but there are many. Even though my opponent states this fact, Patton still got things done. If Montgomery were left to sweep France on his own it would have taken ages. "Patton was a vulgar man who luxuriated and cared little for his soldiers. (A few incidences include slapping and preferring petrol to food rations). " Patton believed if you are not injured, then you have no reason to stop fighting. Patton wanted to train his men to be the best, and that's simply what he did. This is the Patton Prayer "Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and establish Thy justice among men and nations. Amen. " . http://www.generalpatton.com... If Patton didn't care about his men as my opponent has stated, then he wouldn't have prayed for them like he did. "Patton "talked too much" - he couldn't keep certain secrets, and thence was not privy to much of the strategical developments in High Command. " If he revealed secrets that were that important , then the U. S. Army would have relieved him of his command. "Patton wasn't that great of a soldier and directly disobeyed orders. " During WWI when he was commander of the U. S. Tank Corps. "France and trained the first 500 American tankers. He had 345 tanks by the time he took the brigade into the Meuse-Argonne Operation in September 1918. When they entered into battle, Patton had worked out a plan where he could be in the front lines maintaining communications with his rear command post by means of pigeons and a group of runners. Patton continually exposed himself to gunfire and was shot once in the leg while he was directing the tanks. His actions during that battle earned him the Distinguished Service Cross for Heroism, one of the many medals he would collect during his lifetime. " This shows that he was indeed a great soldier and commander. He also followed the order of this battle which was to win. . http://www.generalpatton.com... 1. Montgomery failed to move quick and effectively 2. came up with "operation market garden" witch ended allied hopes of ending the war in 1944 3. Failed to attack the enemy while they where retreating 4. Took fuel reserves from Patton, and wasted them Patton was known as a pistol carrying, tough spirited general who wanted his men to be the best. Patton simply got things done quickly and effectively.