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30 de abr. 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 · 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.
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Há 4 dias · Equally, Dirks engages with many elements of the complexity and even contradictory nature of the Company’s early state and state-building, and does an admirable job of disentangling elements of early Company politics (though it must be noted that Dirks has also made several elementary errors in the text, including the mixing up of Arthur and Richard Wellesley on p. 238 and on p. 122 the ...
6 de mai. de 2024 · On February 1, 1882, Richard Wellesley Barlow who was the then Commissioner became the first Collector of Nilgiris. The order was initially issued by a division bench of the Madras High Court to regulate the entry of vehicles to the hill stations like Ooty in the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal, given the large influx of tourists these areas ...
Há 3 horas · NATICK, Mass. — Two people were struck and killed by an MBTA Commuter Rail train Monday afternoon in Natick, according to Transit Police Supt. Richard Sullivan. Transit police confirmed the victims were pronounced dead on the scene as a result of their injuries. There was no immediate word on the ages of the victims, and officials have not ...
1 de mai. de 2024 · A subsequent governor-general, Richard Wellesley, oversaw a number of territorial acquisitions, achieved by either money or conquest. By the turn of the 19th Century, the EIC's private army was very large, twice the size of the British Army at that time. It wasn't just land forces, either. The EIC had its own navy, called the Bombay Marine.
26 de abr. de 2024 · 703 votes. 456 voters. Fans of historical dramas fall for Sharpe Episodes - the British TV series that transports viewers back to the Napoleonic Wars. Adapted from Bernard Cornwell's popular novels, this show chronicles the rise of Richard Sharpe (played by Sean Bean) through the ranks of Wellington's army.
