The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill.

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.

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

There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.

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'.

Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best accounts of a battle, I mention that there are some circumstances mentioned in General -'s account which did not occur as he relates them. It is impossible to say when each important occurrence took place, or in what order.

God deliver me from my friends! I'll take care of my enemies myself.