Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
- "Night or the Prussians will come."
- Said during the thick of the Battle of Waterloo .
- "It has been a damn nice thing-the nearest run thing you ever saw..."
- Said after the Battle of Waterloo .
- "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton"
- Attributed to the Duke, but there is some dispute.
- "Ours is composed of the scum of the Earth-the mere scum of the Earth."
- When describing the British Army Infantry, who appear to be quite proud of the insult!
- "Up Guards and at them again."
- Often mis-quoted as "Up Guards and at 'em." Said at the Battle of Waterloo
- "Publish and be damned"
- Allegedly written in defiance of a blackmail attempt.
