Quotes by Duke of Wellington

About Duke of Wellington:

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was a soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. His defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the top rank of Britain's military heroes. In 2002 he was number 15 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
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All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.

Duke of Wellington

As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.'

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Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.

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Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

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An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameDuke of Wellington
  • DescriptionBritish soldier and statesman
  • AliasesField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; The Duke of Wellington; 1st Duke of Wellington
  • BornMay 1, 1769
  • DiedSeptember 14, 1852
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician; Soldier; Diplomat
  • AwardsChevalier De L'ordre Du Saint-Esprit; Knight In The Order Of Saint-Michel; Knight Of The Order Of The Golden Fleece; Fellow Of The Royal Society; Knight Grand Cross Of The Military Order Of Maria Theresa; Order Of The Black Eagle; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Bath; Military Order Of William