"The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost, but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Prime Ministers of the United KingdomAnglicans from the United KingdomPeople from DublinMilitary leaders from the United KingdomConservative Party (UK) politicians
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Letter to John Wilson Croker (8 August 1815), as quoted in The History of England from the Accession of James II (1848) by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Volume I Chapter 5, p. 180.; and in The Waterloo Letters (1891) edited by H. T. Sibome
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British soldier and statesman. Rising to prominence during the Peninsular War, he became a national hero in Britain after the Napoleonic Wars during which he led the victorious Anglo-Allied forces at the Battle of Waterloo. He later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two separate occasions.
76 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington →
Related Quotes
"Depend upon it, Sir, nothing will come of them!"
"There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake."
"For this is England’s greatest son, He that gain'd a hundred fights, Nor ever lost an English gun."
"If you believe that you will believe anything."
"You must build your House of Parliament on the river: so... that the populace cannot exact their demands by sitting d…"
"I have seen their backs before, madam."
"I believe I forgot to tell you I was made a Duke."
"Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me."
"Who will attack first tomorrow? I or Bonaparte? -Bonaparte. -Well, Bonaparte has not given me any idea of his project…"
"I should have given more praise."