The Truth About Jedi Generals the movies don't show you

I like how the Clone Wars touches on this a bit when Tarkin and Anakin find themselves in agreement that the Jedi aren’t great strategists and aren’t fighting to fhe fullest degree. It’s a nice bit of foreshadowing the two working together after ROTS.

I could swear I've read short stories and the like that basically show that the reason that Obi-wan is the high general of the republic is because he's one of the few jedi ACTUALLY GOOD at war. Seriously, he was effectively integrated as a Mandalorian when he was 18. He was a child soldier for almost a year IN A CONFLICT THAT THEY WON when he was 14/15. Depressingly enough, it really feels like all his trauma paid off for the republic. Anakin in the other hand s a wrecking ball, and he knows it. That's also why the Open Circle Fleet (EG Anakin + Obi-wan) were SO EFFECTIVE. Obiwan took command and control, Anakin went where the fighting was fiercest.

Yes we have Eckharts ladder but is there an Ecklung's staircase?

One thing I love about the Luke Skywalker & Shadows of Mindor Novel is how it shows that Luke heavily dislikes the idea of being a military general just because he’s a Jedi

This reminds me of a section I loved from KOTOR, where the Rakatan AI protecting the star map on Kashyyyk questions the player character on war tactics. The twist is that the "good" answers have a dark side tilt while the light side are considered "bad" tactics. I remember feeling conflicted but also reminded that the Jedi likely would have followed these "bad" tactics costing them in multiple conflicts.

"We are keepers of the peace, not soldiers." - Mace Windu

One of my favorite moments that relates to this is Etain Tur-Mukan telling her men that if she gives an order that doesn’t make sense, don’t follow it. She’s absolutely one of the most respectful and really self aware Jedi Order.

I would think Jedi would function best as advisors to professional officers and as special small-unit teams for specific high-risk missions.

I personally loved how in the Republic comics we see the Jedi stray down a darker path while trying to justify it. I mean religious monks would in my opinion not be great military commanders especially if there wasn't any major conflicts for over a 1000 years.

Jedi demonstrate keen insights into personnel and immense personal courage. However, their grasp of the tactical, operational, and strategic art and science of war. Jedi Generals often fail in maintaining logistical support for their operations, maintaining coordination and momentum at the operational level, and wasting lives and material in tactically flawed actions where these generals voluntarily demote themselves to ad-hoc squad and platoon leaders.

When you take into account the fact that the CIS was mainly just outer rim worlds (important enough to gather resources from, but nothing else), the clone wars essentially boils down to asset retainment. Keep the core worlds happy, while not giving a shit about those on distant, and possibly even hellish planets.

Anakin said to a Captain Tarkin while escaping the Citadel during the Clone Wars, "I've also found that we sometimes fall short of victory because of our methods"".

You also underscore how much of a trap the Clone Wars was for the Jedi. They had the option of just staying out of the conflict but that would have hurt their image. They also had the option of joining the Separatists which would have been worse. With the added muddling of their Force abilities, Palpatine made the perfect conditions that would essentially destroy the Order.

The biggest problem with Jedi Generals is the same problem that used to exist in European militaries. That problem being who you were ment more than how capable you were.

Clonewars was there for me when dad wasn't.

Most Jedi should have been assigned to clone commando squads as a member. The commandos were allready highly effective, having a force bag of tricks and a lightsaber to screen incoming fire would have been very effective, had the point been to win the war rather than exhaust and kill the Jedi.

I'd like to see a battle breakdown on the Battle of Yuuzhan'tar/the battle of Mon Calamari. How did the GA win these battles?

i always had the impression, that the Jedi Order where right there where Palps wanted them, slowly worn down by the CIS and getting a killing blow at the End. No Matter how good they are in a Command Role, as if Palps cared for anyone, yet alone Clones. hmmmm maybe an Idea for a Galtic Versus Video: What if Palpatine would have been outed/exposed or otherwise removed from Office right before the start of the Clone Wars, maybe even while Episode 2 for good fun so the Wheels are already in Motion and it's to late to Stop

Great content eck thanks

The Jedi failed because the vast majority of them were out of touch both in combative nature, and tactical ingenuity. While some earned their merit, like Anakin and Plo Koon, many more were incompetent, self sabotaging, or outright cruel to their clones. In a sense, the Clone Wars was putting the Jedi’s worst on full display.