Show traits of british troops when discussing the peninsular campaign with john wilson croker wellington told him that the tha national character of the three kingdoms waa strongly marked in my army I 1 fount found the english regiments always in the beat humor when we were well sup auy piled with beef the irish when ws w w were ere in the wine countries anti and th scotch when the dollars for pay cams cam up this looks like an epigram but I 1 isadre as ire you it was a fact and alt perceptible nut but we managed to t reconcile fill all their tempers and I 1 venture to say that in our later earn campaigns and especially when wt w crossed the pyrenees Pyre nees there never wa wat an army in tho the world in better spirits better order or better discipline |