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Quotes
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:45 pm
by goat major
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."
Re: Quotes
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:14 pm
by FreddBloggs
Never interupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Paraphrased I think.
Re: Quotes
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:42 pm
by Buff Orpington
Rommel, "Gunner who?"
Re: Quotes
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:46 pm
by Buff Orpington
John Sedgwick " They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance"
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:52 pm
by Zenbadger
"Peccavi" - Maj.Gen. Charles James Napier.
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:11 pm
by Etranger
"Bugger.." att George A Custer.
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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:40 pm
by Essex Boy
"Where did all these fecking indians come from?" att George A Custer
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:44 am
by Tim Hall
"They'll have somebody's eye out with those if they're not careful." Attributed to a Saxon Housecarl 1066.
Re: Quotes
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:58 am
by Etranger
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."
Re: Quotes
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:46 am
by Jeremy
Lost ground you can recover. Lost time, never. Napoleon