Disciplining the “scum of the Earth”
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Wellington's Scum of the Earth Comment
Wellington's scum of the Earth comment is infamous, full of sarcasm and ire. The original comment actually comes from 1813 after the Battle of Victoria. He writes in a private capacity to remember the British government. Wellington: It is quite impossible for me or any other man to command a British army under the existing system.
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