Show were never defected eted victorious Gon ersle who conducted without reverses Rever ref it Is curious curlo iia and interesting in reading the lives of 0 gloat military oom om manders mandera to observe amons among the laige number of generals who have held independent commands how few have careers of uninterrupted success k man who can go through a campaign and fight many battles and never suffer buffer a reverse must indeed be a commander ot of the first order the duke of alva one of the most eminent soldiers of the sixteenth century never throughout big long and eventful career lost a battle the archbishop of cologne was waa struck by hla his efforts to avoid a conflict having on one occasion urged him to engage the dutch the object of a general replied alva Is not to fight but to conquer he fights enough who obtains the victory oliver cromwell Crom vell throughout his military career never lot a battle though ho be very nearly sustained a reverse at dunbar the duke of marlborough affords an excellent example of a successful soldier lie he combined all the qualities necessary for a groat great commander and although he fought several battles against the most experienced generals in europe he was nover never once defeated the famous russian vaa as another commander destined destine never to suffer buffer defeat he gained several victories against the turks and against the poles and in italy he was opposed by moreau doing being completely outnumbered he effected a brilliant retreat over the mountains of switzerland through germany into durisa ile he was held in great respect by his Bold soldiers lera and although he showed himself to be an exceedingly able tactician he used to say that the whole of his bla system was waa in tho the words advance and strike ahe duke ot of wellington throughout his bla brilliant campaigns both in india and in the peninsula has preserve to himself a remarkable record of uninterrupted successes from the first battle in which he be was vested with supreme command throughout the peninsular war in which lie he defeated the ablest of Nap napoleons oleous marshals until the eventful day of waterloo when he defeated the greatest soldier of 0 modern times |