What military quotes do you like? Doesn't have to be a reason, just the words themselves. Inspired by today's trip round HMS Victory I've always loved this one by the great man
"They won't know what I am about. It will bring forward a pell-mell battle and that is what I want."
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goat major
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Never interupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Paraphrased I think.
Paraphrased I think.
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Buff Orpington
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John Sedgwick " They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance"
I know when to go out
I know when to stay in
Get things done
I know when to stay in
Get things done
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"Peccavi" - Maj.Gen. Charles James Napier.
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"Bugger.." att George A Custer.
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"Where did all these fecking indians come from?" att George A Custer
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"They'll have somebody's eye out with those if they're not careful." Attributed to a Saxon Housecarl 1066.
Rules? You ask me what rules do I use. No, I don't do rules.
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A more serious one from FM Montgomery: "When I told a senior officer ... that I must have a new head gunner, he remarked that the present man was a delightful person and was also a golf champion. I agreed he was delightful, but added that unfortunately the game we were about to play was not golf."
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Lost ground you can recover. Lost time, never. Napoleon