Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Quote

Of troops sent to fight in the War of 1812:

They wanted this iron fist to command them.


[November 8, 1840]. From Philip Henry Stanhope, Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington


They wanted this iron fist to command them.

They wanted this iron fist to command them.

They wanted this iron fist to command them.

They wanted this iron fist to command them.