“I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.”
Source: The dispatches of ... the duke of Wellington, compiled by lieut. colonel Gurwood. [With] Suppl. to vol. 1/3 [and] Index. [With] Index
“I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.”
“Victory is the ability to fight five minutes longer than any other army in the world.”
“I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me.”
“Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.”