Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best accounts of a battle, I… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
God deliver me from my friends! I'll take care of my enemies myself. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
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 Image
The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
