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Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, perhaps Britain's greatest military hero was in his mother's eyes, a disaster! She declared, " I vow to God I don't know what I shall do with my awkward son Arthur". How wrong can a mother be!
The Duke of Wellington is one of the greatest military leaders Britain has known. A household name from history for the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in 1815, the Duke of Wellington had already posted successful military campaigns in India and Spain prior to the famous battle on the fields of Belgium.
31 de ago. de 2024 · Field Marshal 1813; created Duke of Wellington 1814; victor of Waterloo 1815; Prime Minister 1828-30 and 1834. 'Sir Arthur is handsome, very brown, quite bald and a hooked nose' (Maria Edgeworth, 1806). 'I was much struck with his countenance and his quick glancing eye, prominent nose and pressed ...
10 de set. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington - Prime Minister, War Hero, Statesman: Wellington’s experiences abroad prevented him from ever becoming a party politician. Though he joined the earl of Liverpool’s Tory cabinet as master general of the ordnance, he exempted himself from automatically opposing a subsequent Whig government: “a factious opposition,” he argued, “is highly ...
Apart from his British titles, the Duke of Wellington also holds the hereditary titles of 9th Prince of Waterloo ("Prins van Waterloo") of both the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium, and 9th Duke of Victoria ("Duque da Vitória") of the Kingdom of Portugal with its subsidiary titles Marquis of Torres Vedras ("Marquês de ...
25 de mar. de 2023 · Major GORDON CORRIGAN, military historian and former professional soldier, is fascinated by military leadership. What makes a military commander not just com...
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8 de fev. de 2024 · An originator of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who composed thousands of scores over his 50-year career.
