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Há 2 dias · Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
26 de mai. de 2024 · At Salamanca, on July 22nd, an Anglo-Portuguese army under the command of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, won a stunning victory over the French forces of Marshal Auguste Marmont.
26 de mai. de 2024 · In 1807, the house was acquired by Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, who had gained fame and fortune as the Governor-General of India. However, it was his younger brother, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who would leave the most indelible mark on Apsley House and transform it into a center of political and social ...
29 de mai. de 2024 · Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814 is the first of two volumes based on exhaustive research on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Rory Muir – to be precise, it is based on 30 years work on the subject.
27 de mai. de 2024 · One of Britain’s most famous military figures was Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington. Born in Ireland in 1769, he is arguably most famous for leading the victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
16 de mai. de 2024 · London possesses at least nine monuments celebrating the lives of two of the country’s military heroes: Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, and Horatio Nelson, Vice Admiral, and fleet...
Há 1 dia · This book was the first episode of the TV series, but despite its unorthodox conception, it is still distinctly on brand as a Cornwell novel. At the beginning of the televised story, Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington. Sharpe is a ranker, an enlisted or conscripted man, who has achieved the rank of ...
