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They wanted this iron fist to command them. - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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About Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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.
Also Known As
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
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The Duke of Wellington
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1st Duke of Wellington
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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
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Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley
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1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley
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Arthur, Duke of Wellington Wellesley
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Arthur Wellesley Wellington 1st Duke of
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Iron Duke
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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
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Duke of Wellington
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Wellington
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Great Duke
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Arthur Wesley, Duke of Wellington
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His Grace the Duker of Wellington
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Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best accounts of a battle, I mention that there are some circumstances mentioned in General —'s account which did not occur as he relates them. It is impossible to say when each important occurrence took place, or in what order.
My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won: the bravery of my troops hitherto saved me from the greater evil; but to win such a battle as this of Waterloo, at the expense of so many gallant friends, could only be termed a heavy misfortune but for the result to the public.
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