The photograph is of Admiral David G. Farragut. The strategic design in our Civil War (1861-1865) was formulated by Winfield Scott and initially derided as the Anaconda Plan. It called for a blockade of all Southern ports and gaining control of the Mississippi River to bisect the Confederacy. At Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1864, Farragut led his fleet past two Confederate forts and seized the bay. His lead vessel, a monitor, hit a mine and sank. Farragut said, “Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.” [A mine was called a torpedo in the Civil War.]
Army
1. Alexander the Great- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Virgo, Mars in Virgo
2. Julius Caesar- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Gemini
3. Gustavus Adolphus- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Pisces, Mars in Scorpio
4. Oliver Cromwell- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Virgo, Mars in Aries
5. George Washington- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Scorpio
6. Frederick the Great- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Leo, Mars in Aquarius
7. Napoleon- Sun in Leo, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Virgo
8. The Duke of Wellington- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Pisces, Mars in Cancer
9. Robert E. Lee- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Taurus or Gemini, Mars in Virgo
10. Ulysses S. Grant- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Cancer, Mars in Leo
11. Nathan Bedford Forrest- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Gemini
12. George Thomas- Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio, Mars in Virgo
13. William Tecumseh Sherman- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Sagittarius, Mars in Cancer
14. Stonewall Jackson- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Libra, Mars in Libra
15. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Scorpio, Mars in Pisces
16. John Monash- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Leo, Mars in Leo
17. Frederick Roberts- Sun in Libra, Moon in Sagittarius, Mars in Gemini
18. George Crook- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Virgo, Mars in Capricorn
19. George S. Patton- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Virgo
20. Dwight D. Eisenhower- Sun in Libra, Moon in Libra, Mars in Capricorn
21. Bernard Law Montgomery- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Virgo
22. Omar Bradley- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Taurus
23. Erwin Rommel- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Taurus, Mars in Libra
24. Harold Alexander- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aries, Mars in Scorpio
25. Georgy Zhukov- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Libra, Mars in Gemini
26. Holland Smith- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini, Mars in Cancer
27. Chesty Puller- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Virgo or Libra, Mars in Taurus
28. Douglas MacArthur- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Cancer or Leo, Mars in Taurus
29. William Slim- Sun in Leo, Moon in Virgo, Mars in Leo
30. George Marshall- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Capricorn, Mars in Sagittarius
Navy
31. Horatio Nelson- Sun in Libra, Moon in Virgo, Mars in Scorpio
32. David Farragut- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Taurus, Mars in Leo
33. Raymond Spruance- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Leo, Mars in Libra
34. William F. Halsey, Jr.- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Gemini or Cancer, Mars in Scorpio
35. Chester W. Nimitz- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Gemini or Cancer, Mars in Pisces
Air Force
36. Curtis LeMay- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Scorpio, Mars in Libra
37. Ira Eaker- Sun in Aries, Moon in Aries or Taurus, Mars in Pisces
38. Tooey Spaatz- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Pisces or Aries, Mars in Cancer
39. Henry Arnold- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries, Mars in Virgo
Sun in: Aries 1, Taurus 4, Gemini 0, Cancer 9, Leo 3, Virgo 1, Libra 3, Scorpio 5, Sagittarius 3, Capricorn 2, Aquarius 4, Pisces 3
Moon in: Aries: 2, Taurus 3, Gemini 2, Cancer 1, Leo 4, Virgo 6, Libra 3, Scorpio 3, Sagittarius 1, Capricorn 8, Aquarius 0, Pisces 2
Mars in: Aries 1, Taurus 3, Gemini 4, Cancer 3, Leo 3, Virgo 7, Libra 4, Scorpio 5, Sagittarius 1, Capricorn 2, Aquarius 1, Pisces 3
Note: The totals are approximations and do not add up. Also, the time of birth was often not known. The Moon could have been in either of two signs.
14/39 generals/admirals (36%) had their Sun in either Cancer or Scorpio. The same number had the Moon in either Virgo or Capricorn. Mars was more evenly distributed; nevertheless, 7 had Mars in Virgo (18%)
Speed and deception win battles. Frederick the Great said, “Hit them hard and do the unexpected.” General Forrest stated, “Get there first with the most men.”
Oliver Cromwell was an excellent cavalry commander. Washington did best when he functioned as a guerilla. Sherman cut himself off from his supply lines and marched through Georgia wreaking havoc to show the Confederates they could not stop him. Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign is a classic. He used the Blue Ridge Mountains to screen the rapid movements of his foot cavalry, his infantry. Monash was an innovator, a rare thing in World War I where thousands were slain in mindless frontal assaults. “Howling Mad” Smith led most of the key amphibious operations against the Japanese in World War II. Admiral Nelson’s victories against the French gave Great Britain control of the seas for more than a hundred years. General LeMay stripped the B-29s of their defensive armament and firebombed Japan’s major cities after high altitude bombing proved ineffective because of high trade winds.