"Every battalion has its marching songs." — Patrick MacGill
"Every battalion has its marching songs."
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Patrick MacGill
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11 Quotes by Patrick MacGill
Patrick MacGill has 11 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe.
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Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often…
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There comes a moment on a journey when something sweet, something irresistible and charming as wine raised to thirsty lips,…
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Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter…
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The soldiers' last meal is generally served out about five o'clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier; and a stretch of…
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Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its…
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Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as…
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I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no…
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A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched…
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More Battalion Quotes
This quote is filed under Battalion Quotes,
one of 18 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies…
— Theodor Adorno
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Tell the Truth, and speak from your pay-grade. Don't try to answer questions that would better be directed to the…
— Hal Moore
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I hate to call it crossfire, what the rapid action battalion attributes for the custodial deaths, as there must be…
— Irene Khan
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Hardly one soldier in a hundred was inspired by religious feeling of even the crudest kind. It would have been…
— Robert Graves
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Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter…
— Patrick MacGill
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Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its…
— Patrick MacGill
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In the World War [WW1] nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion…
— J F C Fuller
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Colonel John Alexander was an original member of the Earth Battalion and served in many interesting paranormal scouting efforts. Eventually…
— Unknown Author
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My team is the best, the platoon is good, the company is awful, and the battalion is actively trying to…
— Nathaniel Fick
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When you have resolved to fight a battle, collect your whole force. Dispense with nothing. A single battalion sometimes decides…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Like a battalion of marines at roll call, her neck hairs marshaled to five-alarm status. She stumbled back to her…
— Lori Wilde
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