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Captain Henry Wellesley, the 6th Duke of Wellington, died during operations at Salerno. He was in charge of 2 troop with orders to attack and take the village of Piegolelle (also seen spelt as Piegolette). This was heavily defended by the Germans firing from the heights called 'The Pimple'. He was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches.
Sir Arthur Wellesley, I duca di Wellington ( RP: ['ɑː.θəʳ 'welz.li] [1]; Dublino, 1º maggio 1769 – Walmer, 14 settembre 1852 ), è stato un generale e politico britannico di origine irlandese . Dopo aver iniziato la carriera militare combattendo in India, comandò le forze anglo-portoghesi durante la guerra d'indipendenza spagnola ...
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Wellesley remained out of Parliament, though he was intended in April 1809 to be secretary to his brother the marquess’s embassy to Spain. Before Canning broke with the government in September 1809, he offered to send him as envoy to Lisbon, but this—and the honour of being Canning’s second in his duel with Castlereagh—Wellesley declined.
Am 1. Januar 1828 wurde ihm in der Peerage of the United Kingdom der erbliche Adelstitel Baron Cowley, of Wellesley in the County of Somerset, verliehen. [2] Er wurde dadurch Mitglied des britischen House of Lords . Bei den Whigs stand Wellesley nicht in der Gunst, und erst als Sir Robert Peel 1841 Premierminister wurde, erhielt er als ...
Wellesley College was founded in 1870 by Pauline and Henry Fowle Durant. An impassioned believer in educational opportunity for women, Mr. Durant wanted to prepare them for “… great conflicts, for vast reforms in social life.”. When they founded the College, Mr. Durant proclaimed: “Women can do the work. I give them the chance.”.
William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley (1834–1895) Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley, 3rd Earl Cowley (1866–1919) Christian Arthur Wellesley, 4th Earl Cowley (1890–1962) Denis Arthur Wellesley, 5th Earl Cowley (1921–1968) Richard Francis Wellesley, 6th Earl Cowley (1946–1975) Garret Graham Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley (b. 1934)
