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  1. Early life. India. Voyage. Governor-General. War with Mysore. Policies. Britain. Re-entering Parliament. Ambassador to Spain. Foreign Secretary. Family life. Later life. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Death. Legacy. Ancestry. Arms. Notes. References. Bibliography. Further reading. External links. Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley.

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  2. 15 de abr. de 2024 · Wellesley, as governor of Madras (now Chennai) and governor-general of Bengal (both 1797–1805), greatly enlarged the British Empire in India and, as lord lieutenant of Ireland (1821–28, 1833–34), attempted to reconcile Protestants and Roman Catholics in a bitterly divided country.

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  3. 7 de abr. de 2022 · Lord Wellesley (as Governor-General) arrived in India in 1798, at a time when the British were engaged in a global battle with France. Lord Wellesley decided that the time had come to bring as many Indian states under British control as possible. By 1797, the two most powerful Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas had lost ground.

  4. 27 de jul. de 2021 · Wellesley in India — Inside the Future Duke of Wellington’s Astonishing 1803 Campaign in the Second Maratha War - MilitaryHistoryNow.com. 27 July, 2021. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, believed his triumph in 1803 at Assaye during the Second Maratha War was his most impressive victory, not Waterloo, the battle for which he is most famous.

  5. Lord Wellesley (as Governor General) came to India in 1798 at a time when the British were locked in a life and death struggle with France all over the world. Lord Wellesley decided that the time was ripe for bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control.

  6. Military historian Richard Holmes remarked that Wellesley's experiences in India had an important influence on his personality and military tactics, teaching him much about military matters that would prove vital to his success in the Peninsular War.

  7. 20 de set. de 2019 · Lord Wellesley attempted to make the Company the Supreme Power in India by means of wars, mediatisation and the Subsidiary Alliance. He fought the fourth Mysore War with Tipu in 1799, annexed most of the territory of Mysore and restored a part of it to the previous Hindu ruler who became a dependent ally of the English.