London, April 16: George Washington, who led the US victory over Great Britain in American Revolutionary War, has been named as the UK's greatest-ever foe, according to a survey which included India's Tipu Sultan and Rani of Jhansi.
In the second place after the first American president was Irish leader Michael Collins , followed by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, German field marshal during World War II Erwin Rommel , and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey's founder president .
The top five were selected from an initial list of 20 candidates , drawn up by UK's National Army Museum's curators , to identify the country's most outstanding military opponent, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The one woman on the list was Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmi Bai, who was one of the leading figures of Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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