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Há 1 dia · 1- Birth and early years of the Duke of Wellington, 1769-88. Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin, the fifth son of an Irish nobleman in 1769. He attended prep school in London and went on to study at Eton. He spent a year at military school in Angers in France before joining the British Army at 18 years old. Coincidentally, he was born in the ...
Há 1 dia · The Vimeiro Monument, located near the Portuguese town of Vimeiro, commemorates a battle that historians consider a turning point in the Peninsular War. Fought on August 21, 1808, the Battle of Vimeiro saw an Anglo-Portuguese force led by Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeat a French army under Jean-Andoche Junot.
Há 13 horas · The Allies, commanded by the head of the British Army, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, had slightly fewer numbers and were a coalition of British, Dutch, Belgian and German troops. To this number add on Gebhard Blucher’s 40,000 Prussians who were to play a vital role in securing final success.
Há 2 dias · It was at the Colonial Office, at that time "No. 14, Downing Street," in a small waiting-room on the right hand upon entering, that the two heroes—the former then plain Sir Arthur Wellesley—both wanting an interview with the Secretary of State—were accidentally brought into each other's presence.
Há 2 dias · Following the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1806, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington drafted a treaty granting independence to the Sikh clans east of the Sutlej River in exchange for their allegiance to the British General Gerard Lake acting on his dispatch.
Há 1 dia · Prior to that, it was instrumental in shaping Covid-19 lockdown policies and vaccination mandates around the world. It works closely with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the world’s oldest defense and security think tank, founded in 1831 by Duke of Wellington Sir Arthur Wellesley, who descended from the old Venetian banker Welser ...
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