During the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, "Remember men, you are Portuguese!"
A great country can have no such thing as a little war.
Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me.
Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage.
I attribute my success on the battlefield to always being on the spot to see and do everything for myself
There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer.