Duke of Wellington Biography

Duke of Wellington, Royalty

Born as	Arthur Wellesley
Known as	1st Duke of Wellington
Occup.	Royalty
From	United Kingdom
Spouse	Katherine Pakenham
Born	May 1, 1769 Dublin, Ireland
Died	September 14, 1852 Walmer Castle, Kent, England
Cause	Natural Causes
Aged	83 years

Arthur Wellesley, the First Duke of Wellington, was born upon May 1, 1769, in Dublin, Ireland. He was a famous British military and political leader who is best known for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte at the Fight of Waterloo in 1815. Wellington matured in a refined Anglo-Irish family and also at first sought a profession in the military.

Wellesley attended Eton and afterwards went to France for more education and learning, returning to England to pursue his military job. He began this in earnest in 1787, when he entered the military as an ensign in the 73rd Foot. After getting his compensation, Wellesley hung around in different placements within the armed forces, refining his skills as well as rapidly rising up the ranks.

In 1793, Wellington was sent to Flanders to fight in the French Revolutionary Wars, where he got direct experience in warfare. In 1796, he was selected to a placement in India, where he refined his capacities as an army strategist and also played a critical role in British victories throughout the Anglo-Maratha Wars and the Anglo-Mysore Wars.

Wellesley returned to England in 1805, where he continued to acquire importance in the armed force. He was provided command of a department during the Peninsular War between 1808 and 1814, where he had the ability to showcase his tactical capacities. It was throughout this moment that he gained his track record as a great commander, leading the British as well as Portuguese forces to various triumphes versus the French.

In 1815, Wellington was designated Commander-in-Chief of the allied British, Dutch, and also German forces, which were charged with quiting Napoleon's go back to power. On June 18, 1815, Wellington led his army to triumph in the Battle of Waterloo, a conclusive fight that finished Napoleon's regime as Emperor of France. This success inevitably caused Napoleon's expatriation and also completion of the Napoleonic Wars.

Upon his return to England, Wellington was commemorated as a nationwide hero and, in 1817, was elevated to the peerage as a fight it out. He later on entered the political sector, working as the Head of state of the United Kingdom from 1828 to 1830, as well as once again for a quick duration in 1834. During his period, he managed substantial social and political changes, including the Catholic Emancipation, which allowed Catholics to hold public office in Britain.

As he continued to serve as an important and respected figure, Wellington was selected as the commander-in-chief of the British army in 1842, a placement he held till his death. Throughout his life, he had various communications as well as links with vital numbers of his time, including King George IV, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Palmerston, as well as Benjamin Disraeli.

Arthur Wellesley, the First Duke of Wellington, died on September 14, 1852, at the age of 83, and also was hidden in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. His legacy as one of Britain's most superior armed forces leaders and also proficient politicians remains to sustain today, with countless memorials and monoliths dedicated to his success, including London's popular Wellington Arc.

Our collection contains 23 quotes who is written / told by Duke.

Related authors: Benjamin Disraeli (Statesman), Napoleon Bonaparte (Leader), Robert Peel (Leader), James Blunt (Musician)

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23 Famous quotes by Duke of Wellington

"I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me"

"The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton"

"Being born in a stable does not make one a horse"

"Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth"

"Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won"

"Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won"

"As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.'"

"The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals"

"An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them"

"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 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'"

"It is not the business of generals to shoot one another"

"I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional poets, I mean there never existed a more worthless set than Byron and his friends for example"

"When one turns over in bed, it is time to turn out"

"When my journal appears, many statues must come down"

"The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side of the hill"

"The only thing I am afraid of is fear"

"Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained"

"I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men"

"Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious"

"Publish and be dammed"

"Publish and be damned"

"Habit is ten times nature"

"Educate men without religion and you make of them but clever devils"