When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of superior talent, for if you are beaten, even in the midst of your magazines and your communications, woe to the vanquished!


Napoleon's Military Maxims (ed. Courier Corporation, 2012) - ISBN: 9780486146607


When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of ...

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of ...

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of ...

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of ...