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Há 1 dia · 1. 1799–1803 1807–1813 1815. 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 ...
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Há 4 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 19 horas · Not that he came up with it himself; the quote has been attributed over the years to various historical figures like the renowned Chinese strategist Sun Tzu, the Duke of Wellington—the Brit who handed Napoleon his defeat at Waterloo—and the German general Erwin Rommel, whose military genius made the British sweat in the already scorching deserts of North Africa during WWII.
Há 4 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 […]
Há 1 dia · Peninsular War. The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence.
- 2 May 1808 (sometimes 27 October 1807) – 17 April 1814, (5 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Há 1 dia · The London-born ceramicist is known for her witty and irreverent works, which often feature clever plays on words – porcelain platters that read, ‘I run a tight shipwreck’, for example, or ceramic side plates etched with the phrase, ‘Waste not, want lots.’. As the great-niece of Lucian Freud and the great-great-granddaughter of ...
Há 2 dias · 5. Returning to England, Wellesley dabbled in politics and was elected MP for where? Answer: Rye. Wellesley returned to England in 1805 and the following year he was elected as the MP for Rye in Sussex. A year after entering the House of Commons, the Duke of Portland appointed Wellesley as his Irish Secretary. 6.
