Andreas

I have a German chum who gleefully reminds me that it's our turn to have the Italians in the next war..!

They had some good dashing junior officers but as they got older they lost the dash and found caution rather than boldness.

Jumbo

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"Capital! We're nearly out of ammunition! Now we can get at them with the bayonet!" General Paddy Gough, 1st Sikh War