When I reflect upon the characters and attainments of some of the General officers of this army . . . on whom I am to rely . . . I tremble: and, as Lord Chesterfield said of the Generals of his day, βI only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names he trembles as I do.βArthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Military
The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Victory and Defeat
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
