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Há 2 dias · 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 influence.
Há 2 dias · Similarly, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, after defeating the Marathas, noted that the Marathas, though poorly led by their generals, had regular infantry and artillery that matched the level of that of the Europeans and warned other British officers from underestimating the Marathas on the battlefield.
Há 2 dias · Total Records. 4. Content Source. Fold3. Published on Forces War Records. 6 February 2023. Last Updated. 30 October 2023. The UK Military Cross (MC) was created on 28th December 1914 for commissioned offers of the substantive rank of Captain or below and for Warrant officers.
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Há 4 dias · For example, Sir Thomas Englefield, Robert Frost, Sir Richard Pole, Thomas Poyntz, William Smith, bishop of Lincoln, and Sir William Uvedale were installed as councillors on gaol delivery commissions for Shropshire and Herefordshire, both regions being within Arthur’s sphere of political influence (pp. 11–3).
Há 1 dia · The church of Newland, St John was consecrated in 1833 and assigned a consolidated chapelry from Cottingham in 1862. It had been renovated several times and by the time of WW1, St Johns, Newland, was a new looking church, on the outskirts of Hull, largely surrounded by farms and fields. Rapid house building between 1890-1915 expanded the ...
Há 5 dias · Two beautifully executed salt glaze character jugs or pitchers of the Duke of Wellington. The caramel salt glazes on both are rich and both feature large handles. They are marked on the base with the Stephen Green logo. Sizes range from 6 ¼” to 5” high respectively. Minor rubbing, else fine. Rare.
