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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 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 Prime Minister of the ...
26 de set. de 2024 · Combined British, Dutch and Hanoverian forces were under the supreme command of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The order of battle included below reflects all units of the Anglo-allied Army including those that were not present for the battles themselves (units spread across the area or on garrison duty).
21 de set. de 2024 · Fought near Waterloo village, Belgium, it pitted Napoleon's 72,000 French troops against the duke of Wellington’s army of 68,000 (British, Dutch, Belgian, and German soldiers) aided by 45,000 Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.
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- The Battle of Waterloo marked the final defeat of Napoleon. On June 22, 1815, four days after losing the conflict, Napoleon abdicated as emperor of...
- Napoleon, emperor of France, launched a series of wars that temporarily ended in 1814, when he was forced to abdicate. Exiled to Elba, he left the...
- Following secondary battles, the Battle of Waterloo began on June 18, 1815. Four French attacks on the allied army’s centre failed to break through...
10 de set. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, Irish-born commander of the British army during the Napoleonic Wars and later prime minister of Great Britain (1828–30). He gained military prominence in India, won successes in the Peninsular War in Spain, and triumphed over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Há 4 dias · The Duke of Wellington, Constable of the Tower since 1826, has a north bastion added to the Tower of London in response to the Chartist threat. [99] The Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men, predecessor of London Metropolitan University, are instituted at Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate by Rev. Charles Mackenzie. [100]
17 de set. de 2024 · The first two rectors of the new church were Dr. Gerard V. Wellesley (whose name is still retained in Wellesley Street), brother of the Duke of Wellington, and the Rev. Charles Kingsley, father of Charles Kingsley, Canon of Westminster, and author of "Alton Locke," &c.
10 de set. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington - Prime Minister, War Hero, Statesman: Wellington’s experiences abroad prevented him from ever becoming a party politician.
