“Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero.”
Source: The dispatches of ... the duke of Wellington, compiled by lieut. colonel Gurwood. [With] Suppl. to vol. 1/3 [and] Index. [With] Index
“Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero.”
“I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me.”
“Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest.”