Napoleon's troops fought in bright fields, where every helmet caught
some gleams of glory; but the British soldier conquered under the
cool shade of aristocracy. No honours awaited his daring, no despatch
gave his name to the applauses of his countrymen; his life of danger
and hardship was uncheered by hope, his death unnoticed.
-- Sir W. F. P. Napier (1785-1860)
-- Peninsular War (1810), Vol. ii, Book xi, Chap. iii
