Buonaparte's mind was, in its details, low and ungentlemanlike. I suppose the narrowness of his early prospects and habits stuck to him; what we unde… - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Buonaparte's mind was, in its details, low and ungentlemanlike. I suppose the narrowness of his early prospects and habits stuck to him; what we understand by gentlemanlike feelings he knew nothing at all about.

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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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I believe that if ever we are to come to blows with the Russians in India we must rely upon our sepoys, as we have in all our wars there with European as well as with native powers. These with our superior knowledge of the art of war in that country and our superior equipment, founded upon our knowledge of the resources of the seat of the war, the character of the natives and other circumstances, will give us advantages which will more than counter balance the supposed inferiority of our troops.

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