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Há 3 dias · 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 military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.
Há 2 dias · Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government... The government of Lord Wellesley. The next governor-general, Lord Mornington (later Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley ), combined the convictions of the imperialist group with a mandate to deal with the French.
Há 3 dias · After the turn of the 19th century, Governor-General Wellesley began what became two decades of accelerated expansion of Company territories. This was achieved either by subsidiary alliances between the company and local rulers or by direct military annexation.
Há 2 dias · It led in 1800 to the founding of the College of Fort William, in Calcutta by Lord Wellesley, the then Governor-General. The college was later to play an important role both in the development of modern Indian languages and in the Bengal Renaissance .
Há 1 dia · Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator, is born on June 20, 1760, at Dangan Castle, County Meath.He, as governor of Madras (now Chennai) and governor-general of Bengal (both 1797–1805), greatly enlarges the British Empire in India and, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1821–28, 1833–34), attempts to reconcile Protestants and Roman ...
Há 3 dias · Lord Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, was a quotable guy. He also went down in history for being the British general who ousted Bonaparte at Waterloo in 1815. Can you sort through the quotes below into what he said and what he didn't?
Há 3 dias · Wellington was named after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, and the British settlers who arrived in 1839. Arthur Wellesley was renowned for his victory in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The settlement’s name was chosen to honor his achievements and leadership during that period.
