We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
Victory is the ability to fight five minutes longer than any other army in the world. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share
I acknowledge that I should not like to see again such loss as I sustained on the 23rd September, even if attended by such… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share
When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share
As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share
The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share
There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share
During the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, "Remember men, you are Portuguese!" — Duke of Wellington Copy Share
