Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.
— Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Also attributed to: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, Dispatch from the field of Waterloo, June 1815.
Even a victorious battle is nearly as sorrowful as a defeat.
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