Battle Quote by Horatio Nelson

In battles two things are usually required of the Commander-in-Chief: to make a good plan for his army and, secondly, to keep a strong…

— Winston Churchill

A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.

— Horatio Nelson

To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy.

— Sun Tzu

“At a time of deep naval peace, when social connections were a means to the top, when royal yachts brought career advantage, and when…

— Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.

— Oliver North

The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may…

— William Falconer

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.

— Ambrose Bierce

There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans, the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces,…

— Sun Tzu

The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he…

— Alfred Thayer Mahan

The most important thing we have to do first of all in a war with the U.S., I firmly believe, is to fiercely attack…

— Isoroku Yamamoto

A commander-in-chief cannot take as an excuse for his mistakes in warfare an order given by his sovereign or his minister when the person…

— Napoleon Bonaparte