Others might point to his role in the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes when Patton relieved the encircled US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne by re-orientating three divisions in less than ...

It was a clear defeat in the sense that they didn't take Bastogne and they were pushed back. They failed because of American grit, courage, ingenuity and adaptability. Patton took tens of ...