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Há 1 dia · 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 Kingdom.
Há 23 horas · 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.
I think the name Wellington become gradualy the name that he was called after becoming a member of the house of Lords in August 1809. Same thing goes for Robert Jenkinson (the British PM between 1812-1827) who was known as "Lord Liverpool" or simply "Liverpool" since he was Count of Liverpool.
Há 1 dia · The Wellington Monument stands as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington and his victory at the Battle of Waterloo. Its prominent location on top of Wellington Hill, on the edge of the Blackdown Hills, has led it to become a symbolic marker on a journey within the local area and to the wider South West.
Há 1 dia · Second World War. Awards. See list. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family.
Há 1 dia · Wellington House, the original home of the War Propaganda Bureau, was demolished in 1975. In 1935, the public finally became aware of the War Propaganda Bureau's existence and who worked for it two decades before. There were claims that many politicians didn't even know that the bureau had existed until 1935.
Há 1 dia · Princess Royal gives her backing as appeal launched to raise £150,000 to save Thames landmark HMS Wellington. The last remaining Second World War escort ship risks being scrapped unless £150,000 ...
