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Quote about choice of battles

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Topic: Quote about choice of battles

Posted By: matteol
Subject: Quote about choice of battles
Date Posted: 23-Jun-2016 at 07:14

Hello everyone!
I am looking for a quote which have been said by a General or Commander, concerning the choice of battles.

During a conversation, someone asked him "how did you win all your battles?"
And he answered something like "I won all my battles because I only picked the ones I knew I could win"

Do you who said it and what is the exact quote?

Thank you in advance,
Matteo

Replies:

Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 23-Jun-2016 at 10:59

After the battle they are all generals!

Posted By: matteol
Date Posted: 23-Jun-2016 at 11:35

ahah ok good to know
But any ideas of who said it?

Posted By: Ryan Edward
Date Posted: 28-Sep-2016 at 05:17

I don't but it sounds like something Wellington or Montgomery would have said.

It's all very well to say but you don't always have the choice.