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Hace 2 días · 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 military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley won one of the most famous victories in British history when he beat Napoleon on June 18th 1815 and, on his return, he was a hero. The nation gave him a home at Stratfield Saye...
11 de jun. de 2024 · Fought near Waterloo village, Belgium, it pitted Napoleon's 72,000 French troops against the duke of Wellington’s army of 68,000 (British, Dutch, Belgian, and German soldiers) aided by 45,000 Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Napoleon was defeated, and he was exiled for the final time.
- The Battle of Waterloo marked the final defeat of Napoleon. On June 22, 1815, four days after losing the conflict, Napoleon abdicated as emperor of...
- Napoleon, emperor of France, launched a series of wars that temporarily ended in 1814, when he was forced to abdicate. Exiled to Elba, he left the...
- Following secondary battles, the Battle of Waterloo began on June 18, 1815. Four French attacks on the allied army’s centre failed to break through...
Hace 4 días · In August 1808, 15,000 British troops—including the King's German Legion—landed in Portugal under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, who drove back Henri François Delaborde's 4,000-strong detachment at Roliça on 17 August and smashed Junot's main force of 14,000 men at Vimeiro.
14 de jun. de 2024 · Battle of Vitoria, (June 21, 1813), decisive battle of the Peninsular War that finally broke Napoleon’s power in Spain. The battle was fought between a combined English, Spanish, and Portuguese army numbering 72,000 troops and 90 guns under Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, and a French.
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18 de jun. de 2024 · Sharing the first carriage with the King and Queen on 18 June were longtime friends of Charles and Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington. Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington has hosted the King at his Spanish estate countless times throughout the decades; in the 1970s, Charles even courted the Duke’s sister, Jane Wellesley.
Hace 3 días · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Charles Arbuthnot MP for St Ives (1767–1850) 2 June 1828 25 November 1830 — Tory Henry Vassall-Fox 3rd Baron Holland (1773–1840) 25 November 1830 14 November 1834 Whig Charles Grey: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne: vacant: 14 November 1834 26 December 1834 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
