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Há 4 dias · Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1769 to a distinguished family. His father, Garrett Wellesley, the 1st Earl of Mornington, earned this title due to his prowess as a composer.
Há 5 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 · Inspired by a box of toy soldiers Branwell had received as a gift, the children began to write stories, which they set in a number of invented imaginary worlds populated by their soldiers as well as their heroes, the Duke of Wellington and his sons, Charles and Arthur Wellesley.
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 5 dias · When the Spanish rebelled against French rule, substantial British armed forces were dispatched to assist them under the command of Arthur Wellesley, later duke of Wellington. Spain’s new anti-French posture meant that Spain was once again open to British manufactured goods, as were its colonies in Latin America .
Há 4 dias · Apsley House is acquired by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington from his brother. Percival Norton Johnson sets up as a gold assayer, origin of the Johnson Matthey business. The Wimbledon Windmill is built. 1818 11 May: The Old Vic is founded as the Royal Coburg Theatre in South London by James King, Daniel Dunn and John T. Serres.
Há 4 dias · Wellesley’s brother Arthur (later Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington) defeated the Sindhia-Bhonsle coalition in west-central India, while Lord Lake (Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake) broke up Sindhia’s French army, occupied Delhi, and took the aged emperor Shah ʿĀlam II under protection.
