Duke of Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. His defeat of Napoléon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the top rank of Britain's military heroes. In 2002, he was number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPublic Servant
order battle important
Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best accounts of a battle, I mention that there are some circumstances mentioned in General -'s account which did not occur as he relates them. It is impossible to say when each important occurrence took place, or in what order.
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Call on a business man only at business times, and on business; transact your business, and go about your business, in order to give him time to finish his business.
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The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost, but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance. ..
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An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.
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If you believe that you will believe anything.
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I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.
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Publish and be damned.
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I acknowledge that I should not like to see again such loss as I sustained on the 23rd September, even if attended by such a gain.
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What masks are these uniforms to hide cowards!
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Error is ever the sequence of haste.
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Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage.
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Extra interest signifies extra risk.
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I have seen their backs before.
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Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.