I was afraid the fire would not be hot enough for me to distinguish myself.

This army stays here until the last wounded man is removed. Before I leave them to the enemy, I will lose many more men.

Duty is ours; consequences are God's.

Shoot the brave officers, and the cowards will run away and take the men with them.

Under divine blessing, we must rely on the bayonet when firearms cannot be furnished

Let us go over, and sit in the shade of the trees.

We must make this campaign an exceedingly active one. Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength.