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Hace 1 día · 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.
- Robert Peel
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30 de abr. de 2024 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, Irish-born commander of the British army during the Napoleonic Wars and later prime minister of Great Britain (1828–30). He gained military prominence in India, won successes in the Peninsular War in Spain, and triumphed over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Hace 4 días · The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division . In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days the regiment was named ...
Hace 1 día · The system of subsidiary alliances originated by Lord Wellesley as Governor-General of India (1798–1805) also brought many princely states into the area militarily subordinate to the Governor of Fort St George. The largest kingdom of the hill-tract region of Visakhapatanam was Jeypore and in 1777 it was conquered by Captain Matthews.
- Madras Provincial Legislature
- India
Hace 3 días · Lord Wellesley was appointed Governor-General of Fort William by the British government on this day. He remained in the post till 1805. He contributed significantly to the expansion of the British empire in India. He led the British forces to invade Mysore in 1799 and defeat Tipu Sultan of Mysore, who was killed.
Hace 2 días · Lord Wellesley called upon me there many years after; the house was then occupied by my brother-in-law, Mr. Eden, whom I was visiting. His lordship showed me the place where these illustrious friends sat when they met for the last time. Mr. Pitt, he said, was much emaciated and enfeebled, but retained his gaiety and his constitutionally sanguine disposition, and even expressed his confident ...
27 de abr. de 2024 · Apr 27, 2024. 3 minute read. 10 shares. Until the arrival of Lord Morley Minto in 1807, Sir George Hilaro Barlow was the acting Governor-General of India after the death of Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1805. He is also known as the only governor-general to lose an area of British territory.
