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Há 3 dias · Wellington died at Walmer Castle in Kent, his residence as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and reputedly his favourite home, on 14 September 1852.
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Há 3 dias · 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.
Há 3 dias · Wellington on 10 November 1813 attacked and drove the French to Bayonne. The allied loss during the Battle of Nivelle was about 2,700; that of the French, 4,000, 51 guns, and all their magazines. The next day Wellington closed in upon Bayonne from the sea to the left bank of the Nive .
Há 5 dias · Picture: The Duke of Wellington sent some of his best soldiers to defend Canada in 1814. He then chose Bytown (Ottawa) as the endpoint of the Rideau Canal, part of a network of forts to prevent the U.S.A. from invading Canada again. Wellington, who defeated Napoleon in 1815, therefore played a direct role in founding the national capital.
Há 2 dias · The same year, he was appointed to several of the offices left vacant by the death of the Duke of Wellington, including the mastership of Trinity House and the colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards. With Wellington's death, Albert was able to propose and campaign for modernisation of the army, which was long overdue.
Há 12 horas · Poignantly, given the death toll, it was likely that many of these children were born to fathers they would never meet. Like with Wellington a hundred years earlier, Field Marshall Kitchener provided naming inspiration during the WWI. 23 children were given the first forename of Kitchener in 1914, and who knows how many more were given this as a second name.
Há 3 dias · The Duke of Wellington, also known as Arthur Wellesley, is one of the most prominent figures in British history. Born in 1769, he rose to fame as a military leader and later became a successful politician. His most notable achievement was his victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, which marked the end of […]
