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Há 1 dia · 1. 1799–1803 1807–1813 1815. 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 ...
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Há 6 dias · Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814 is the first of two volumes based on exhaustive research on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Rory Muir – to be precise, it is based on 30 years work on the subject.
18 de abr. de 2024 · Ode On The Death Of The Duke Of Wellington Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Poems Quotes Books Biography Comments Images. Ode On The Death Of The Duke Of Wellington. 1852. I. Bury the Great Duke. With an empire's lamentation; Let us bury the Great Duke. To the noise of the mourning of a mighty nation; Mourning when their leaders fall,
Wellington was an Anglo-Irish upper class Tory snob, who believed whole heatedly in (and helped create) the British Empire. Also, his wife's brother, Edward Pakenham, was killed by American forces under Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans (and by some accounts Wellington was more fond of Pakenham than his wife).
5 de abr. de 2024 · On A Portrait Of The Duke Of Wellington Upon The Field Of Waterloo, By Haydon By Art's bold privilege Warrior and War - horse stand On ground yet strewn with their last battle 's wreck; Let the Steed glory while his Master 's hand Lies fixed for ages on his conscious neck; But by the Chieftain's look, though at his side Hangs that day's treasured sword , how firm a check Is given to triumph ...
Há 2 dias · Napoleonic Spain. Duchy of Warsaw. Denmark-Norway ( Evacuation of La Romana's division) The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.
Há 2 dias · Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, FRS (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), simultaneously serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835), and twice as Home Secretary (1822–1827, 1828–1830). He is regarded as the father ...
