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Hace 6 días · El primer duque de Wellington fue Arthur Wellesley, comandante del ejército de los aliados británicos y alemanes, que venció al ejército de Napoleón el 18 de junio de 1815 en Waterloo, cerca de Bruselas, en el actual territorio de Bélgica.
Hace 4 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 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 Kingdom.
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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).
Hace 4 días · 1809. Desembarca en Lisboa (Portugal) Sir Arthur Wellesley, que apoyado por los portugueses expulsará a los franceses de Portugal. Entrará en España por el valle del Tajo y en Talavera derrotará en junio a las tropas francesas. Más tarde será nombrado Duque de Wellington y generalísimo del ejército español.
Hace 3 días · Following the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1806, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington drafted a treaty granting independence to the Sikh clans east of the Sutlej River in exchange for their allegiance to the British General Gerard Lake acting on his dispatch.
Hace 5 días · A famous guest was purported to be the 1st Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley who stopped there overnight during his travels between battles.
Hace 2 días · Signature. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was Consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840, until his death in 1861. He received the unique title of Prince Consort in 1857 from his wife.
