Balance Quote by Duke of Wellington

I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

— Duke of Wellington

“Had Napoleon been thoroughly unselfish, Grant suggested, he would have been the greatest man in history, such was his military genius. When a young…

— Ron Chernow

“In his most thrilling military victory to date, Napoleon had defeated an Ottoman force eighteen thousand men strong at Aboukir. It had been Javert’s…

— Kelsey Brickl

When I was researching my book 'The 33 Strategies of War', I studied Napoleon extensively and I found myself wanting to ask Napoleon questions…

— Robert Greene

“Sherman’s army, after all the depletions, numbered about sixty thousand effective men. All weak men had been left to hold the rear, and those…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“The soldiers were not paid on time, and often looted and stole – sometimes from enemies, and sometimes friends – to survive.   While…

— Sebastian Marshall

“The popular image [in England] of Bonaparte as a blood-stained tyrant and bandit was admittedly exaggerated, but instinct told even the most radical among…

— J. Christopher Herold

We sit in calm, airy, silent rooms opening upon sunlit and embowered lawns, not a sound except of summer and of husbandry disturbs the…

— Winston Churchill

Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

— Donald Rumsfeld

In the armies, and among every ten men, there must be one of more life, of more heart, or at least of more authority,…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Forty thousand people in the stands couldn't distract me the way the absence of one could.”

— C.D. Reiss

“Out of every one-hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to…

— Dick Couch