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Há 2 dias · As a detailed biography, Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814 follows an entirely sensible chronological format, divided into four parts: ‘Obscurity and dependence’, covering his childhood, early adulthood and initial military career 1769–96; ‘India and independence’, examining his nine years in India between 1796 and 1805; ‘War, politics, fame and controversy’, looking at ...
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.
17 de fev. de 2011 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), was probably Britain's greatest military commander, but he was also perhaps one of her worst prime ministers. Fortunately his premiership was ...
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 ...
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Gallery portraits. All known portraits. Biography and References. Field Marshal 1813; created Duke of Wellington 1814; victor of Waterloo 1815; Prime Minister 1828-30 and 1834. 'Sir Arthur is handsome, very brown, quite bald and a hooked nose' (Maria ...
5 de jul. de 2023 · A leading political and military figure of the 19th century, the Duke of Wellington is best remembered for his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in 18...
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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).