Now, it's a bad position. That wood behind us is unsound. If they push us back it'll be like a wall. The whole army will be cut to pieces.
15 seconds sound clip from the Waterloo (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:52:57.680 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Meat and eggs from the cradle up, and a lemon a month.
- All from my own acres. I've bred 'em myself.
- Some there could call me something more than Colonel, eh?
- Indeed.
- That must be the whole army.
- They're still positioning, Sire.
- Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake. That's bad manners, eh?
- It's suicidal, if you want to know.
- It may surprise you to know that I saw this ground a year ago. And I've kept it in my pocket.
- Obviously, he's no student of Caesar. He's positioned himself badly. He has the trees at his back.
- We'll give him no provocation. Maybe he'll leave tonight.
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