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The influence of the Duke of Wellington on Britain Wellington responded by immediately challenging Winchilsea to a duel On 21 March 1829, Wellington and Winchilsea met on Battersea fields When the time came to fire, the Duke took aim and Winchilsea kept his arm down The Duke fired wide to the right Accounts differ as to whether he missed on purpose, an act known in dueling as a delope
The Duke of Wellington an alcoholic? - History Forum All right, any of us might struggle to summarize the battle of Waterloo in less than thirty words, but “a tenacious, alcoholic English general”? Admittedly, the Duke of Wellington had a lot of pubs named after him, but he held down some quite responsible positions – like prime minister Is there any reason to suppose he had a drink problem?
Wellingtoniana: sayings, anecdotes etc. - History Forum Keen to ease the little chap's discomfort, the Duke promised to attend to the matter personally After the boy had been at school for just over a week, he received a note: "Field Marshall the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Master ---- and has the pleasure to inform him that his toad is well " [ FONT]
Wellington Never Lost a Battle - Why both sides annoy me I just broke open Architects of Empire: The Duke of Wellington and His Brothers I am enjoying the book so far, but on the first page there was this phrase: "More important, he never lost a battle " My gut instinct is "waaaaait a second, what about Redinha and the Siege of Burgos? While the
Duke of Wellington Irish or English? | History Forum Like most members of the Anglo-Irish community he probably considered himself to be British first and foremost but Irish, or Anglo-Irish, by birth Wellington's famous quote about being born in stable shows that, whilst he may not have been proud of his families Irish origins, he at least acknowledged their existence
Was the Duke of Wellington the best? | Page 2 | History Forum The quote I found is on the back of Peter Snow's book, To War with Wellington: From the Peninsular to Waterloo And says: "What made Arthur Duke of Wellington the millitary genius never defeated in battle?" Click to expand