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5 de dez. de 2014 · Tidbit #1: Many people imagine that the Duke of Wellington was an imposing figure and that he stood over six feet tall. In fact, despite his imposing personality and unequaled skills in battle, he was of “middle height, being about five feet nine inches tall, but his shoulders were broad, his arms long, and his whole frame firmly knit, and capable of fatigue in an extraordinary degree.”[1]
17 de nov. de 2019 · Napoleonic Wars: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin, Ireland in late April or early May 1769, and was the fourth son of Garret Wesley, Earl of Mornington and his wife Anne. Though initially educated locally, Wellesley later attended Eton (1781-1784), before receiving additional schooling in Brussels, Belgium.
Duke of Wellington (deutsch Herzog von Wellington) ist ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel in der Peerage of the United Kingdom, der nach der Stadt Wellington in Somerset benannt ist. Familiensitz der Dukes ist Stratfield Saye House in Stratfield Saye, Hampshire. Die Londoner Stadtresidenz der Dukes, Apsley House, gehört heute dem English ...
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, (born May 1, 1769, Dublin, Ire.—died Sept. 14, 1852, Walmer Castle, Kent, Eng.), British general. Son of the Irish earl of Mornington, he entered the army in 1787 and served in the Irish Parliament (1790–97). Sent to India in 1796, he commanded troops to victories in the Maratha War (1803).
27 de mar. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was a leading military commander, politician and prime minister in 19th-century Britain. He is best remembered today for his actions during the Napoleonic Wars, most notably for victory at the 1815 battle of Waterloo. “He was second only to Napoleon in his military skill at the time,” says ...
6 de nov. de 2009 · The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Napoleon rose through ...
Há 3 dias · The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British history today. The hero of Waterloo, vanquisher of Napoleon – poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson hailed him as the 'last great Englishman'.
