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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Quotes

British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British soldier and statesman. Rising to prominence during the Peninsular War, he became a national hero in Britain after the Napoleonic Wars during which he led the victorious Anglo-Allied forces at the Battle of Waterloo. He later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two separate occasions.

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Birth Name: Arthur Colley Wellesley
Native Name: Arthur Wellesley, an chéad Diúc Wellington
Also Known As: Nosey
Alternative Names: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington • The Duke of Wellington • 1st Duke of Wellington • Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington • Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley • 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley • Arthur, Duke of Wellington Wellesley • Arthur Wellesley Wellington 1st Duke of • Iron Duke • 1st duke of Wellington, marquess of Douro, marquess of Wellington, earl of Wellington, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, Baron Douro or Wellesley Arthur Wellesley • Duke of Wellington • Wellington • Great Duke • Arthur Wesley, Duke of Wellington • His Grace the Duker of Wellington

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