THE STATURE OF GREAT GENERALS.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In continuation of your correspondent's letter of the- 25th ult., on " The Stature of Great Generals," I believe that. there is but one instance of a really first-rate military com- mander being a big, athletic man, that exception to the rule occurring in the person of Gustavus Adolphus. William III. and Luxembourg were not Generals of the first rank, but their careers tend to strengthen your argument that weakly candi-
dates for the rank of officers should not be too rigidly excluded from the Army and Navy.—I am, Sir, &c.,
AUTHOR CF " SUVoROFF."
[Surely neither Grant, nor Sherman, nor Lee were short men? William the Conqueror and Richard Cceur de Lion were both big fellows. Alexander the Great, though not a big man, was a remarkable athlete.—ED. Spectator.]
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