Publish and be damned. - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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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.

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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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The real question that now divides the country and which truly divides the House of Commons, is church or no church. People talk of the war in Spain, and the Canada question. But all that is of little moment. The real question is church or no church.