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Hace 18 horas · 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 ...
Hace 5 días · 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.
Hace 2 días · The British army, under Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, guarded Portugal and campaigned against the French alongside the reformed Portuguese Army and provided whatever supplies they could get to the Spanish, while the Spanish armies and guerrillas tied down vast numbers of Napoleon's troops.
Hace 1 día · Wellington takes its name from Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and victor of the Battle of Waterloo (1815): his title comes from the town of Wellington in the English county of Somerset.
Hace 4 días · They did, however, have two children: Arthur, born in 1807, was later to be the 2nd Duke of Wellington, while Charles, born in 1808, had a career in the military and in politics. 6. Peninsular War. In 1808 Wellesley headed to the Iberian Peninsula, where battles were being fought against Napoleon Bonaparte.
Hace 4 días · In 1803, although outnumbered ten to one, General Arthur Wellesley defeated the well trained Mahratta army in one of the fiercest battles in India. It was the first of many victories by the future Duke of Wellington, and 'the bloodiest for the number', he recalled, 'that I ever saw'.
Hace 4 días · Portrait of the Duke of Wellington by John Jackson, 1830–31. Daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet depicting a elderly Wellington circa 1844. Several Nicknames .... The "Iron Duke" related to Wellington's political, rather than to his military, career. In popular ballads of the day Wellington was called "Nosey" or "Old Nosey".
