Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Quote

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.


oral tradition, but probably apocryphal; the earliest reference is a remark said to have been made when revisiting Eton, 'It is here that the battle of Waterloo was won!' C. F. R. Montalembert De l'avenir politique de l'Angleterre (1856) ch. 10


The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.