A Beaten General Is Disgraced Forever.

I Am Conscious Of Having Served England As I Served My Own Country.

The Truth Is, No Study Is Possible On The Battle-field; One Does There Simply What One Can In Order To Apply What One Knows . Therefore, In Order To Do Even A Little, One Has Already To Know A Great Deal And To Know It Well.

This Is Not A Peace. It Is An Armistice For Twenty Years.

The Distribution Of Troops Devoted To The Defence Of A Place Includes A Garrison, An Occupying Force, Numerically As Weak As Possible; A Reserve As Strong As Possible, Designed For Counterattacking And For Providing Itself, At The Moment It Goes Into Action, With A Security Service Which Will Guard It From Any Possible Surprise.

My Center Is Giving Way, My Right Is In Retreat; Situation Excellent. I Shall Attack.