All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called "g… - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called "guessing what was at the other side of the hill."

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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.

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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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