He was less fortunate as a military leader. He gained in power by his success as a military leader. If not, the distance of communication between the political and the military leader was small. His record as a military leader is not very impressive. There had been one unsuccessful coup by a former military leader. Sargent is a descendant of Epes Sargent, a colonial military leader and jurist. This undermined his effectiveness as a military leader. The siege was led primarily by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief and military leader. This allowed him to regain his image as a skilled military leader. He was also a brutal military leader. His principal quality was to be a good military leader. Trinh Minh The, a Vietnamese nationalist and military leader. All powers were vested in him, as the main landlord and spiritual and military leader. By 1346, however, Joan was disappointed by Philip VI's failures as military leader. The Qianlong Emperor was a successful military leader.