Duke of Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. His defeat of Napoléon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the top rank of Britain's military heroes. In 2002, he was number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPublic Servant
mistake army men
When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it.
mistake has-beens
There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake.
cowardice resorts rashness
Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage.
cannons manifestos
There are no manifestos like cannon and musketry.