Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Military victories War

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Source

Letters of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1815 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wellesley, Arthur. Letter from the field of Waterloo. June 1815.

I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

On Napoleon.

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Military strategy Great man theory of history

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Language

English

Time

1831 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wellesley, Arthur. Spoken during a conversion with Philip Henry Stanhope. 2 Nov. 1831, England, UK.