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Pace, Peter (* 1945), American general; Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces.
Pacthod, Michel-Marie (1764-1830), French general, inspector general of the infantry.
Paget, Hon. Sir Edward , GCB, (1775-1849) British general.
Paget, Henry William , 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, (1768-1854), called "One Leg", British Field Marshal; Brother of the previous one.
Pakenham, Sir Edward (1778-1815), British general, killed in the Battle of New Orleans.
Pakenham, Sir Hercules , KCB, (1781-1850), British Lieutenant General; Governor of Portsmouth.
Pakenham, Sir Thomas GCB (1757–1836), British red flag admiral.
Pakenham, Thomas , 5th Earl of Longford, KP MVO OC (1864-1915), British general in World War I; Brigade commander on Gallipoli; like.
Pálffy, Nikolaus II. Count (1552–1600), imperial field marshal in the Turkish wars.
Palafox y Melci, José de , Duke of Saragossa, (1775–1847) was a Spanish nobleman and general during the Napoleonic Wars
Pallavicino, Oberto (1197–1269), Italian field captain.
Pannwitz, Helmuth von (1898–1947), Lieutenant General of the German Wehrmacht, Commanding General of the XV. Cossack Cavalry Corps (Wehrmacht).
Pape, Alexander von (1813–1895), Royal Prussian Colonel General, Governor of Berlin.
Pappenheim, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu , called "Schrammhans", (1594–1632), cavalry general in the Thirty Years' War; his cuirassier regiment became proverbial as "the Pappenheimer".
Pappenheim, Karl Theodor von (1771–1853), royal Bavarian field warden
Paredes y Arrillaga, José Mariano Epifanio (1797–1849), Mexican military and interim President of Mexico
Park, Sir Keith (1892–1975), British Air Marshal in World War II.
Parker, Sir Hyde , 5th Baronet, (1714–1782), Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy.
Parker, Sir Hyde (1739-1807), Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy; Son of the previous one.
Parker, Hyde (1786-1854), Admiral in the Royal Navy; 1852–1854 First Sea Lord; Son of the previous one.
Parker, Sir William (1781–1866), British admiral.
Parmenion († 330 BC), Macedonian general.
Parry, Sir William Edward (1790–1855), British admiral and polar explorer.
Parski, Dmitri Pawlowitsch (1866–1921), Russian general; Commander in Chief of the Russian 12th Army; Commander in Chief of the entire Northern Front of the Red Army.
Paschen, Karl (1835–1911), German vice admiral.
Pash, Boris (1900-1995), American officer; Head of the Alsos Mission in World War II.
Patch, Alexander M. (1889-1945), US Army general; Army commander in World War II.
Patton, George S. (1885-1945), popular general in the US Army; Army commander in World War II.
Paskewitsch, Iwan Fjodorowitsch (1782-1856), Russian Field Marshal General.
Paulucci, Philipp Ossipovič (1779–1849), Italian nobleman; General in Russian service.
Paulus, Friedrich (1890–1957), Field Marshal General, capitulated with the 6th Army in Stalingrad.
Pavel, Petr (* 1961), Czech major general
Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Manuel (1827–1895), Spanish general whose coup ended the First Spanish Republic.
Pavlovich, Alexander I (1777–1825), tsar and ruler of all Reussians at the time of the Napoleonic Wars.
Paxton, John M. (* 1951), Major General of the US Marine Corps , since June 2007 Chief of Staff of the Multi-National Force Iraq
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Peay, JH Binford, III. (* 1940), General in the US Army, Commander of the US Central Command from 1994 to 1997.
Peharnik-Hotkovich, Daniel Freiherr von (1745–1794), Austrian general.
Peiper, Joachim (1915–1976), SS tank commander.
Pelet, Jean Jacques (1777-1858), French general.
Pélissier, Aimable , duc de Malakoff, (1794–1864), French general and statesman; Marshal of France.
Pellion di Persano, Carlo (1806–1883), Italian admiral and Minister of the Navy.
Pelloux, Luigi (1839–1924), Italian general and statesman.
Pelopidas († 364 BC), Theban general, victor at Leuctra.
Pemberton, John Clifford (1814-1881), Southern General in the Civil War; Vicksburg Defenders.
Pennefather, Sir John GCB (1798–1872), British general; led a division at Inkerman; later governor of Malta and in 1870 governor of the Chelsea Veterans Hospital.
Penthièvre, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de (1725–1793), French duke; led two regiments in the Austrian War of Succession.
Pepe, Florestano (1778-1851), Neapolitan general.
Pepe, Guglielmo (1783–1855), officer and insurgent.
Percival, Arthur Ernest (1887–1966), British general; capitulated in Singapore on February 15, 1942.
Perczel, Moritz (1811–1899), Hungarian revolutionary general.
Pérignon, Catherine-Dominique, marquis de (1754-1818); French Revolutionary General; Marshal and Peer of France.
Perrin, Claude-Victor , called "Victor", duc de Bellune (1764–1841), Napoleonic Marshal.
Perponcher-Sedlnitzky, Hendrik George de (1771-1856), Dutch general.
Perry, Matthew (1794-1858), American naval officer; Commodore; forced the opening of Japan to the west in 1853/54.
Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785-1819), American naval officer in the War of 1812; Brother of the previous one.
Perssano, Carlo Pellione di (1806–1883), Italian admiral and Minister of the Navy.
Pershing, John (1860-1948), American general; Commander-in-chief of American troops on the Western Front during World War I.
Pescara, Fernando Francesco d'Avalos, marchese di (around 1490–1525), Spanish-Neapolitan general; Winner of the Battle of Pavia.
Pétain, Henri Philippe (1856–1951), French marshal; President of the Vichy regime.
Peter, Erich (1919–1987), Colonel General of the NVA; Head of the border troops of the GDR; Deputy Minister for National Defense.
Pétion de Villeneuve, Jérôme (1756–1794), leader of the French Revolution.
Petersen, Rudolf (1905–1983), German naval officer in World War II; Speedboat fleet leader; Judge of one of the last desertion trials.
Petershagen, Rudolf (1901–1969), German officer in the Wehrmacht; in World War II commander of Greifswald.
Petraeus, David H. (* 1952), Lieutenant General of the US Army, Commander of the 101st Airborne Division in the Iraq War.
Petrović, Đorđe (1762–1817), also called Karađorđe , leader of the First Serbian uprising against the Ottomans (1804–1813).
Pechersky, Alexander (1909–1990), Red Army officer, military leader in the Sobibor uprising
Peucker, Eduard von (1791–1876), Prussian general of the infantry; Reformer; Minister of War.
Pezl, Karel (* 1927), Czech four-star general
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Philippovich von Philippsberg, Josef Freiherr (1818–1889), kk Feldzeugmeister, 1878 Commander in Chief of the troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Phillip, Arthur (1738-1814) British naval officer and explorer, admiral
Phillipps, Sir Tom KCB (1888-1941), British Admiral; Commander of the East India Fleet; fallen aboard the Prince of Wales
Phillips, William (1731–1781), British artillery officer; Major General in the American Revolutionary War
Philopoimen (253–183 BC), the last great general and statesman of the Hellenes
Phipps, Henry , 1st Earl of Mulgrave (1755–1831), British officer and statesman
Phokion (to 402-318 v. Chr.), Athenian commander
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Piccinino, Niccolò (1386–1444), Italian condottiero
Piccolomini, Octavio (1599–1656), General Wallensteins in the Thirty Years War
Picek, Vlastimil (* 1956), Czech general
Pichegru, Jean-Charles (1761–1804), French general of the Revolutionary Wars
Pickett, George Edward (1825–1875), Confederate general in the American Civil War
Pickert, Wolfgang (1897–1984), General of the anti-aircraft artillery of the German Air Force in the Battle of Stalingrad
Picton, Sir Thomas (1758–1815), British general in the war on the Peninsula; fallen at Waterloo
Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), American general in the Mexican-American War; 14th President of the USA
Pigot, Sir George , Baron Pigot of Patshull, (1719–1777), British Governor of Madras
Pigot, Hugh (1721–1792), Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the West Indies
Pigot, Sir Robert Bt. (1720–1796), British general in the American War of Independence
Pike, Albert (1809-1891) American lawyer, general, and journalist
Pike, Zebulon (1779–1813), American general and explorer; killed in the war of 1812
Pillement, Franz von (1775–1836), Royal Bavarian Major General
Piłsudski, Józef (1867–1935), Polish marshal and politician
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto (1915–2006), Chilean general and politician
Picquart, Marie-Georges (1854–1914), French officer, minister of war and involved in the Dreyfus affair
Pirch, Georg Dubislav Ludwig von (1763–1838), Prussian lieutenant general; Participants in the Wars of Liberation
Pitcairn, John (1722–1775), British naval officer in the American War of Independence
Pizarro, Francisco (1478–1541), Spanish conquistador
Pizarro, Gonzalo (1502–1548), Spanish conquistador
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Planitz, Paul Edler von der (1837–1902), General, since 1881 Saxon Minister of War
Platow, Matwei Ivanovich (1753-1818), Cossack Hetman
Plautius, Aulus († after 57), Roman senator and general, first governor of the province of Britain from 43 to 47
Plumer, Herbert , 1st Viscount Plumer, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE (1857-1932), British field marshal and colonial administrator; Commander of the 2nd Army on the Western Front during the First World War
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Pocock, Sir George (1706–1792), British admiral in the Seven Years War.
Podbielski, Eugen Anton Theophil von (1814–1879), Prussian general of the cavalry and inspector general of the artillery.
Podbielski, Victor von (1844–1916), Lieutenant General.
Pohl, Hugo von (1855–1916), German admiral; Chief of the Admiralty's Staff.
Poix-Créquy, Charles de , prince de Poix, duc de Créquy, (1623–1687), French general and diplomat.
Pokryschkin, Alexander Ivanovich (1913–1985), Soviet pilot; Air Force General.
Polk, Leonidas L. (1806–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Pollock, George (1786–1872), British field marshal, fought in the First Anglo-Afghan War
Pomeroy, Seth (1706–1777), British and American armourer and general in the French and Indian Wars and in the American War of Independence.
Pompei, Vincenz von (1763–1849), royal Bavarian major general and chamberlain.
Poniatowski, Józef Antoni (1763–1813), Polish general; Marshal of France; drowned.
Ponsonby, Sir Frederick Cavendish (1783–1837), British general in the war on the Peninsula; Governor of Malta.
Ponsonby, Sir Henry PC (1825-1895), British general; Private Secretary to Queen Victoria.
Ponsonby, Sir John (1866–1952), British general; Division commander in the First World War.
Ponsonby, Sir William , KCB, (1772-1815), British general; fallen at Waterloo.
Poor, Enoch (1736-1780), shipbuilder and trader from Exeter, New Hampshire; Brigadier General in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.
Poor, Salem (1758–1802), African-American soldier in the American War of Independence; excellent at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Porbeck, Heinrich von (1771–1809), German officer, military reformer and writer; Baden General; liked by Talavera.
Portal, Charles , 1st Viscount (1893–1971), British Marshal of the Royal Air Force , Commander in Chief of the British Air Forces in World War II
Porter, David (1780-1843), American naval officer; Commodore; Captain of the USS Essex .
Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891), American admiral in the Civil War; Son of the previous one.
Porter, William David (1809–1864), naval officer in the American Civil War; Commodore; Brother of the previous one.
Postel, Georg-Wilhelm (1896–1953), General in the German Wehrmacht.
Potiorek, Oskar (1853–1933), Austrian general; Army inspector and country chief in Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina); Commander-in-Chief of the Balkan Forces in World War I.
Potjomkin, Grigori Alexandrovich (1739–1791), Russian field marshal; Favorite of Catherine the Great.
Pottinger, Eldred CB (1811–1843), officer in the artillery of the British East India Company, diplomat and adventurer; became known as the "Defender of Herat".
Pottinger, Sir Henry Bt. PC GCB (1789–1856), British officer and colonial administrator; first governor of Hong Kong; 1851 Lieutenant General.
Pownall, Sir Henry KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1887–1961), British Lieutenant General; Adviser to Winston Churchill; 1941 British "High Commanding Far East" in Singapore; 1942 Chief of Staff of ABDACOM.
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Pranckh, Siegmund Freiherr von (1821–1888), General of the Infantry; Royal Bavarian Minister of War
Prat Chacón, Arturo (1848–1879), Chilean naval hero, corvette captain and lawyer
Prescott, William (1726–1795), American colonel in the Revolutionary War; commanded the rebels at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Pretorius, Andries (1798–1853), founder of the Boer Republic of the Transvaal
Prussia, Albrecht von (1809–1872), Prussian prince and general
Prussia, Albrecht von (1837–1906), Prussian Field Marshal General; Regent of the Duchy of Braunschweig
Prussia, Ferdinand von (1730–1813), Prussian general; Army and Grand Master of the Order of St. John
Prussia, Friedrich II. Von (1712–1786), the Great, King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786, "the old Fritz"
Prussia, Friedrich Karl von (1828–1885), Prussian military leader; Field Marshal General
Prussia, Heinrich von (1726–1802), Prussian general; younger brother of old Fritz
Prussia, Heinrich von (1862–1929), German naval officer; Fleet chief; Grand Admiral
Prussia, Louis Ferdinand von (1772–1806), Prussian general; fallen in the battle of Saalfeld
Prevost, Sir George (1767-1816), British soldier and diplomat; British Governor General and Commander in Chief in Canada
Prien, Günther (1908–1941), German naval officer; Submarine commander in World War II; like
Priesdorff, Kurt von (1881–1967), royal Prussian major, Privy Councilor, military historian and author
Prieto Vial, José Joaquín (1786–1854), Chilean general and politician; President from 1831 to 1841
Priller, Josef (1915–1961), German fighter pilot in World War II
Prim y Prats, Juan , 1st conde de Reus, 1st marqués de los Castillejos, (1814–1870), Spanish general and statesman; Prime Minister
Prittwitz and Gaffron, Alexander von (1838–1915), Imperial Russian Major General
Prittwitz, Bernhard von (1796–1881), Prussian major general; last in command of the Thorn Fortress in Pomerania
Prittwitz, Carl von , Graf Sabalkanski, (1797–1881), Imperial Russian general of the cavalry à la suite; Adjutant General Tsar Nicholas I; Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John
Prittwitz and Gaffron, Ernst von (1833–1904), royal Prussian lieutenant general and legal knight of the Order of St. John
Prittwitz, Ernst Sylvius von (1729 / 1730–1800), royal Prussian lieutenant general; General Adjutant; General remounting inspector of the cavalry
Prittwitz, Friedrich Karl von (1798–1849), Imperial Russian Major General; Director of Military and Civil Engineers
Prittwitz, Hans von (1833–1880), Imperial Russian Major General à la suite
Prittwitz and Gaffron, Heinrich von (1889–1941), German general in World War II; last commander of the 15th Panzer Division; fallen at Tobruk
Prittwitz, Joachim Bernhard von (1726–1793), Prussian general of the cavalry; In 1759, when he was Rittmeister, he saved Frederick the Great near Kunersdorf
Prittwitz and Gaffron, Karl von (1833–1890), Prussian major general
Prittwitz and Gaffron, Leo von (1878–1957), Imperial Russian Major General
Prittwitz and Gaffron, Max von (1876–1956), German major general and legal knight of the Order of St. John
Prittwitz and Gaffron, Maximilian von (1848–1917), German colonel general; Commander in Chief of the 8th Army at the beginning of the First World War
Prittwitz, Moritz von (1795–1885), Prussian infantry general; founded with the so-called Prittwitzschen Blätter , contributions to applied fortification art , a school of fortification architecture
Prittwitz, Nicolaus von (1835–1897), Imperial Russian Lieutenant General à la suite
Prittwitz, Paul von (1791-1856), Imperial Russian Lieutenant General and Senator
Prittwitz, Moritz von (1747–1822), Prussian lieutenant general of the Wars of Liberation
Prittwitz, Wolfgang Moritz von (1731–1812), Prussian lieutenant general
Procter, Henry (1763-1822) British general in the 1812 War
Prohaska, Johann Freiherr von (1760-1823), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal; Chief of Staff of the Quartermaster General
Prokesch-Osten, Anton Graf von (1795–1876), Austrian general and diplomat.
Prokop, Andreas (around 1380–1434), military leader of the Hussites
Prokš, Josef (* 1959), Czech major general
Przewalski, Nikolai Michailowitsch (1839–1888), Russian military and explorer
Przybyszewski, Ignati Jakowlewitsch (* 1755), Russian general of Polish origin; surrendered at the beginning of the Battle of Austerlitz and was therefore demoted
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Pugachev, Jemeljan Iwanowitsch (1742–1775), Don Cossack and peasant leader
Pugzík, Antonín (* 1955), Czech officer
Puller, Lewis B. "Chesty" (1898–1971), Lieutenant General of the US Marine Corps, most decorated US Marine
Putnam, Israel (1718–1790), American general in the War of Independence
Putnik, Radomir (1847–1917), Serbian army commander in World War I, chief of the general staff of the Serbian army
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Pyrrhus (* around 319/18 BC to 272 BC), hegemon of the covenant of Epirus and king of the Molossians; Greek general; known for the "Pyrrhic Victory"
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