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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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Hace 6 horas · 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.
- 2 May 1808 (sometimes 27 October 1807) – 17 April 1814, (5 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
What did Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington and Andrew Jackson think of each other? The two men never met, but I can't think of two people who would have despised each other more. Jackson was a hard scrabble, self made populist of Scotch-Irish descent who blamed the British for his family's death during the Revolution.
Hace 5 días · Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales: Life, Death and Commemoration. Woodbridge, Boydell and Brewer, 2009, ISBN: 9781843834809; 214pp.; Price: £50.00. Tudor scholars and enthusiasts alike marked a significant anniversary on 21 April 2009: the quincentenary of Henry VIII’s accession to the English throne. (1) While this historical milestone ...
Hace 3 días · Pakistan. The Maratha Empire ( / məˈrɑːtə / muh-RAH-ta; [3] [4] [5] Marathi pronunciation: [məˈɾaːʈʰaː]) also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy was an early modern Indian empire and later a confederation that controlled large portions of the Indian Subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 [note 1 ...
Hace 4 días · Boston Marathon, footrace from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, U.S., to the Back Bay section of Boston, a distance of 42,195 metres (26 miles 385 yards).The world’s oldest annual marathon, it was held first in 1897 and annually thereafter on Patriots’ Day (originally April 19; from 1969 the third Monday in April), which commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) in the American ...
Hace 5 días · 8. A single cloud can weigh about 550 tons or more. 9. Believe it or not, Canadians eat more Kraft macaroni and cheese than Americans. Like, 55% more. Nurphoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images. 10 ...
