Posterity owes a debt to Earl Stanhope, an unabashed hero-worshipper, for minutely recording his many post-war conversations with Wellington, including this one in 1831, about the respective systems of discipline in the British and French armies.The Duke spoke strongly in favour of having a strong military punishment in reserve, were it only to ( Read more... )

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Sunday, October 21, 2012


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Monday, July 23, 2012


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