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Quote[/b] (oaty @ May 31 2004,17:33)]
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Quote[/b] (bighairyman @ May 31 2004,17:49)]And Washington wasn't really much of a general, he lost most of his battles, his real strength is his ability to hold his men tomorrow, raise their spirits, morale, and the men loved him.
And all the while marching in no-mans land to cheer his troops on. I remember reading that he had done that in 1 of his battles in the middle of fire. If you ask me that takes guts.

The other thing is Washington was'nt commanding professional troops where as Wellington was.


As far as Wellington or the Prussians winning waterloo I do'nt think you can call him a phony under the circumstances. From what I understand the battle was already over when the Prussians arrived. It was Napoleans fear of fighting 2 armies at once that provoked Napolean to be aggressive and make foolish mistakes on the battlefield. Napoleans main objective was to route the English before the Prussians arrived.

But then again Wellington was fighting the French
What you understand is Wellington's report on the battle.
He took the credit for himself.
Various other reports have it differently.
-Capo