Battle Quote by Howard Staunton

Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns; and, for the purpose…

— Howard Staunton

There was splendid fighting on the part of the division on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. There was no faltering or hesitation. Each…

— John Buford

In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior talents and…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

— Winston Churchill

“The order of battle used by the Roman army is very difficult to break through, since it allows every man to fight both individually…

— Polybius

As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish…

— James Longstreet

“Major: you have the honor to report that the numbers of men now under your command qualifies you for promotion to colonel. But you…

— Donald Harington

“By method and discipline are to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers,…

— Sun Tzu

Im honored to assist, Reichen told Lucan and Tegan as the three men loaded the last of the bags and weaponry. Ive often wondered…

— Anonymous

He, general or mere captain, who employs every one in the storming of a position can be sure of seeing it retaken by an…

— Ardant du Picq

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 handful of men, inured to war, proceed to certain victory, while on the contrary, numerous armies of raw and undisciplined troops are but…

— Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus