“They came on in the same old way, and we sent them back in the same old way.”

— Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

The quote "They came on in the same old way, and we sent them back in the same old way." is famous quote by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), British soldier and statesman.

Source: About the French attacks at the Battle of Waterloo, quoted in Roberts, Andrew (2010); Napoleon and Wellington; Hachette, UK; ISBN 0297865269.

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Britannia Rediviva (1688), line 1.
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Father and Son
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“They came on in the same old way, and we sent them back in the same old way.”

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