“Next to a battle lost, there's nothing so melancholy as a battle won.” – Field Marshall, Waterloo ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Waterloo 1970

Field Marshall

Next to a battle lost, there's nothing so melancholy as a battle won.

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Emperor I can't believe my ears. You all stand before me, waving a piece of paper, crying 'abdicate, abdicate!' I WILL NOT! I WILL NOT, NOT, NOT! Emperor I am France, and France is me! Emperor I've been in this position before at the Battle of Marengo. I lost the battle at five o'clock, but I won it back again at seven!