British Soldiers Quotes

On this page you will find all the quotes on the topic "British Soldiers". There are currently 11 quotes in our collection about British Soldiers. Discover the TOP 10 sayings about British Soldiers!
The best sayings about British Soldiers that you can share on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks!
  • We've seen the reality of Saddam's regime: his thugs prepared to kill their own people, the parading of prisoners of war and now the release of those pictures of executed British soldiers.

    War   Thug   Reality  
  • You remember the Duke of Wellington was talking of the Battle of Waterloo when he said that it was not that the British soldiers were braver than the French soldiers. It was just that they were brave five minutes longer. And in our struggles sometimes that's all it takes-to be brave five minutes longer, to try just a little harder, to not give up on ourselves when everything seems to beg for our defeat.

  • There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.

  • Technically it was a victory for the British, who attacked the patriot fortifications but a Pyrrhic victory if ever there was: out of 2,200 British soldiers 1,034 were killed or wounded, including one in nine of all the officers the British lost in the whole war.

  • The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.

  • Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!

    'Mandalay' (1892)
  • No matter what the cause was and wherever it was, Indian governments must never requisition the services of British soldiers to deal with civil disturbances.

    Mahatma Gandhi (1983). “Collected Works”
  • A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's chief dependence.

  • The British soldier who thought himself superior, actually became so.

    John Graves Simcoe (1844). “Simcoe's military journal”, p.15, Рипол Классик
  • The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office.

    The Devil's Disciple (1901) act 3
  • We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents, innocent civilians killed in war are now described as collateral damage and military incompetence leading to US bombers killing British soldiers is cosily described as friendly fire. Those who are in favour of peace are described as mavericks and troublemakers, whereas the real militants are those who want the war.

    Peace   Military   Real  
Page 1 of 1
We hope our collection of British Soldiers quotes has inspired you! Our collection of sayings about British Soldiers is constantly growing (today it includes 11 sayings from famous people about British Soldiers), visit us more often and find new quotes from famous authors!
Share our collection of quotes on social networks – this will allow as many people as possible to find inspiring quotes about British Soldiers!