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Hace 2 días · 1. 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 the United ...
- Robert Peel
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Hace 2 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 18 horas · Tim Hyams, Chief Executive of the Army Benevolent Fund, said: “We are extremely grateful to The Duke of Wellington for his long-standing support and for hosting a reception in Apsley House to mark our 80th anniversary. The Charity is honoured that Her Majesty The Queen joined us this evening, having so kindly agreed to be our Patron.
Hace 4 días · Blenheim Palace, residence near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, built (1705–24) by the English Parliament as a national gift to John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough. It was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh and is regarded as the finest example of truly Baroque architecture in Great Britain.
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Hace 2 días · General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and ...
- Elizabeth Drake
- Winston Churchill
Hace 18 horas · Denis himself was in the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment as a career soldier, and I recently came across his citation for the Retreat from Burma in 1942, where he was trapped with his men on the wrong side of the Sittang Bridge but managed to get them all back to friendly territory after the bridge was destroyed by their retreating colleagues.
Hace 1 día · It is also believed that William's eldest child, Prince George, who is the Duke's godson and was rumoured to be a pageboy, will also not attend. George will likely be at school on the day of the ...
