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Duque de Wellington. (Arthur Wellesley, duque de Wellington; Dublín, Irlanda, 1769 - Walmer Castle, Kent, Inglaterra, 1852) Militar y político británico. Ingresó en el ejército en 1787 y años más tarde sirvió en la India, donde su hermano Carlos -el marqués de Wellesley- era gobernador (1796-1805). Y, siguiendo también a su hermano ...
11 de mai. de 2015 · Wellington in India, wrote biographer Elizabeth Longford, was “a great commander in embryo.”. Wellington, then Colonel Arthur Wesley (the last name was later changed to Wellesley) of the 33rd ...
3 de nov. de 2020 · Arthur Wesley (later Duke of Wellington) was born in Dublin, Ireland on 1st May 1769. He was the third out of fives sons of Anne (née Hill-Trevor) and Garrett Wesley 1st Earl of Mornington. He spend most of his childhood at a large house in Dublin, and at Dangan Castle in Summerhill, County Meath. Both places were own by his parents.
Wellesley, Arthur, Duke of Wellington, younger brother of preceding [ Marquis Richard Colley Wellesley, Earl of Mornington ], was born at 24 Upper Merrion-street, Dublin, 29th April 1769. [For ancestry, see notice of his father, p. 550.] From a painting of 1854 by George Baxter.
27 de jul. de 2021 · Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, often credited his later military successes on the lessons he learned on campaign in India. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) On 18 June 1815, as the Duke of Wellington, he was heard to invoke this piece of Gallic mockery, vowing to show Napoleon how such a general defended a position.
Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was born in Dublin in 1769. He had little interest in education and in order to find something which "poor Arthur" could do, his parents purchased a commission for him in the British army in 1787. Wellington seemed to be in favour of Catholic Emancipation as early as 1793, when he took his seat in ...
Wellington is cold, imperious, and impatient. Sharpe's reluctant patron, having raised Sharpe from the ranks in gratitude for Sharpe having saved his life, Wellington is uncomfortable with Sharpe, but not above using him as a weapon, counting on Sharpe's pride, luck, and cleverness to get the job done. He regards Sharpe as a rogue, but a useful rogue, and on at least one occasion, wished he ...
