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My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.

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The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost, but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance...

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Uxbridge: By God, sir, I've lost my leg!
Wellington: By God, sir, so you have!


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Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Born: May 1, 1769
Died: September 14, 1852 (aged 83)
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