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	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arthur Wesley (later changed to Wellesley when his elder brother changed his own name) is believed to have been born in either in Mornington House, his family's social season Dublin residence, or at his family's seat of Dangan Castle near Trim in County Meath, both in Ireland.
		Wellesley was educated at Eton from 1781 to 1785, but a lack of success there, combined with a shortage of family funds, led to a move to Brussels in Belgium to receive further education.
		Wellesley was elected MP for Rye (in the British House of Commons) for six months in 1806; a year later, he was elected MP for Newport on the Isle of Wight, a constituency he would represent for two years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington (2849 words)

	Peninsular War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite his victory, Wellesley was replaced as commander by Harry Burrard, as he was considered too junior an officer to command the newly reinforced expedition to Portugal.
		Wellesley pursued and dislodged the French from San Sebastian, which was sacked and burnt.
		Wellesley's 55,000 Anglo-Spanish troops were opposed by the 46,000 French of King Joseph Bonaparte, Marshal Jourdan and Marshal Victor near Talavera de la Reina, a town 110 km (70 miles) southwest of Madrid.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peninsular_War (4593 words)

	PENINSULAR WAR - LoveToKnow Article on PENINSULAR WAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wellesley began to land his troops, unopposed, near Figueira da Foz at the mouth of the Mondego; and the Spanish victory of Baylen having relieved Cadiz from dangcr, Spencer now joined him, and, without waiting for Moore the army, under 15,000 ill all (which included some Portuguese)i with f8 guns, advanced towards Lisbon.
		Wellesleys force was now in a dangerous position: but by withdrawing at once across the Tagus at Arzobispo, he reached Jaraicejo and Almaraz (by the south bank) blowing up the bridge at Almaraz, and thence moved, through Merida, northwards to the banks of the Agueda, commencing to fortify the country around Lisbon.
		Sir Thomas Graham commenced the active siege of San Sebastian on the 10th of July 1813, but as Soult was approaching to its relief, the assault was ordered for daylight on the 24th.
	4.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PENINSULAR_WAR.htm (10645 words)

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		Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, is the fourth son of Garret, second Earl of Mornington, by Anne, the eldest daughter of Arthur Hill, Viscount Dungannon.
		Sir Arthur Wellesley landed at the mouth of the river Mondego in Portugal on the 3rd of August.
		Sir Arthur Wellesley was no farther implicated in it than that he signed it as one of the generals, although disapproving of it from the first.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/5/2/5/15254/15254-8.txt (15168 words)

	Inquiry into the Convention of Cintra 1808
		I do recollect that Sir Arthur Wellesley did express, after he had had a meeting with the Commander of the Forces upon his landing at Maceira, that he had to regret that it was apparent that he had not the confidence of the Commander of the Forces, or words to that effect.
		Sir Arthur Wellesley told me, that upon the landing of Sir Hew Dalrymple, he had gone to him to represent to him the necessity of an advance, and that he stated his reasons for thinking it necessary.
		General Sir Arthur Wellesley, marked in its progress by the talent of the General and the gallantry of the troops, and terminated by a victory greatly glorious to both, seemed to have accomplished the immediate object in view, without further operation in the field.
	www.napoleon-series.org /research/government/diplomatic/c_inquiry.html (10351 words)

	Duke of Wellington : Arthur Wellesley : British : General : Career : Napoleonic Battles : Napoleon Bonaparte :
		Wellesley learnt his military trade in India applying his study of the art of war, brought on by the ineptitude of his fellow officers, to practical matters in India.
		Wellesley's newly appointed commanders - Sir Harry Burrard and Sir Hew Dalrymple - shamed the British army by negotiating the Convention of Cintra, which allowed repatriation of Junot's army, with equipment - and on British ships - to the safety of France.
		Wellesley emerged unscathed from the inquiry that followed and celebrated his return to the Peninsula with the audacious capture of Oporto, via a hazardous river crossing, from Marshal Soult.
	www.napoleonguide.com /leaders_welling.htm (381 words)

	SIR OLIVER MOWAT - LoveToKnow Article on SIR OLIVER MOWAT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born at Kingston, Ontario, on the 22nd of July, 1820, he was educated by private tuition and in I836 began the study of law under Mr (afterwards the Rt Hon.
		In eight important cases which he argued before the Judicial Committee of H.M. Privy Council, he established, as against the contention of Sir John A. Macdonald, the proposition that the provincial legislatures were co-ordinate with and not subordinate to the parliament of Canada.
		Sir Oliver Mowat saw in this veiled annexation, and by letters, speeches and pamphlets he crushed the movement so completely as to make his party more imperialist than the Conservatives had ever been.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MOWAT_SIR_OLIVER.htm (524 words)

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		Lord Arthur Wellesly - a League member and the future Duke of Wellington "Carnifex" - the mysterious head of the League of the Sword, revealed in Part 3 to be the Doctor's old enemy, the Meddling Monk "Lanista" - Andre Simard, a "Sword" member and an agent of the Committee of General Security.
		Sir Arthur: ::nose and sniffs:: Lord Tony: ::handkerchief from his sleeve and flicks at them.:: Dreary, that's what it is. Sir Percey: We have to help the innocent, no matter what the danger.
		Lord Arthur Wellesley - the future Duke of Wellington, held prisoner on the island base Other League members Trouble and her kittens : Irish (the green one), Nero (the fl one), and Orion (the tabby one) - The Momma cat that Keegan brought on board the TARDIS and her kittens.
	www.whosim.org /outpost/recons/dw-pimperne.txt (18966 words)

	The Duke of Wellington, David Troughton - Cast and Crew biographies - The Sharpe Appreciation Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Arthur Wellesley was born to be a soldier.
		Much was expected of the young Arthur in India, his elder brother was already serving in India as a diplomat, and he kept his eye on his younger brother.
		Sir Arthur spent the next few years fighting the French through Portugal, Spain and into France, winning spectacular battles such as Talavera, Vittoria and Salamanca.
	www.southessex.co.uk /bios/wellington_david.htm (356 words)

	Reader's Companion to Military History - - Wellington, Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Supported by his brother, Richard Wellesley, governor-general of India, he reorganized the commissariat and served as a divisional commander in the Mysore War; in 1803 he took the offensive and won the Battle of Assaye, although outnumbered seven thousand to forty thousand.
		Wellesley returned to England in 1805 and served in the raid on Copenhagen two years later.
		With the failure of the Spanish to support him, Wellesley, although victorious, retired into Portugal, convinced that the Spanish were incapable of joint operations at this juncture of the war.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/mil/html/mh_057900_wellingtonsi.htm (1032 words)

	Peninsular Campaign: Convention of Cintra August 31st, 1808
		In this case Sir Arthur Wellesley still held a position as Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and his eldest brother, Richard, was even more closely associated with the Government.
		Sir Arthur was only too happy to leave the situation in Portugal, and took leave from the Army.
		Although Sir Arthur expressed to his brother expectations that the furor would soon cease, he was soon recalled to London.
	www.georgianindex.net /peninsularWar/cintra.html (1028 words)

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		Wellesley was very keen that this action should start early and he hoped that the outcome would be decided before Sir Harry Burrand was able to take effective command in the field.
		Sir John Moore was ordered to take the other 22,000 men and this included the 1/IX, to join up with the Spanish army in northern Spain in order to prevent the French, now led by Napoleon himself with an army of 150,000, from reaching Madrid, Cadiz and ultimately Gibraltar.
		Sir Arthur Wellesley returned to the Peninsula on 22 April 1809 having been cleared of all the charges against him arising out of the scandal of the Convention of Cintra.
	www.ixregiment.org.uk /pen2.htm (12955 words)

	Family tree: Index of names
		Siblings: Henry Whitelock Torrens, Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens, Mary Jane Torrens, Capt.
		Siblings: Henrietta Torrens, Constance Torrens, Arthur Emil Torrens, Gerard Torrens
		Siblings: Henry Whitelock Torrens, Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens, Capt.
	www.4qd.org /torrens/trees/Dungiven (897 words)

	Peninsular War - Biocrawler definition:Peninsular War - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wellesley defeated forces under the command of Delaborde at Rolica on August 17 while the Portuguese Observation Army of Bernardim contained Loison.
		Wellesley was made Viscount Wellington for his victory at Talavera.
		Wellesley pursued and dislodged the French from San Sebastian, which was sacked and burn by the British troops after being received by its inhabitants as liberators.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Spanish_War_of_Independence (4049 words)

	Arthur Wellesley
		British general Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, is best known for his victory over Napoleon at the famous Battle of Waterloo in 1814.
		Wellesley was born on May 1, 1769, in Dublin and educated at Eton College and the Military Academy of Angers in France.
		Arthur took part in several military campaigns; in the Battle of Assaye in 1803, he subdued the Marathas, then the dominant people of India.
	www.uhigh.ilstu.edu /soc/nuh/nuh6.htm (680 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 10256
		Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington was born on 20 June 1760 in Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland.
		He was educated in 1770 in Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England, where he was expelled for his share in the 'baring out' which took place on the appointment of Dr. Heath as headmaster.
		She was the daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon and Anne Stafford.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10256.htm (4590 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Sharpe
		He first saw action in Holland at the age of just 17 and then shot, stabbed and hacked his way through India, Portugal, France and Belgium before his final action in Chile at the stately age of 42.
		Sir Arthur always believed Assaye to be his finest achievement.
		Sir Arthur Wellesley was never one for patience and as such was not as brilliant at sieges as he was at command of a battlefield.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1126801 (2741 words)

	Peninsular Campaign: First Battle at Roliça August 17th 1808
		General Sir John Moore was to arrive with an army from Sweden, and another force would be forwarded from Gibralter.
		Wellesley attempted to manouvre his forces into a double enclosure, moving to each flank of the French position.
		Wellesley tried the manouever twice starting at 9:00 in the morning, but the battlewise François fell back each time.
	www.georgianindex.net /peninsularWar/rolica.html (1284 words)

	Wellington's Dispatches
		General Sir Hew Dalrymple shall have the chief command thereof, and that Lieut.
		General Sir Harry Burrard be second in command, when the Staff of this army will consist as follows, viz.:-
		Sir A. Wellesley, K.B., to Viscount Castlereagh, Secretary of State.
	www.wtj.com /archives/wellington/1808_07b.htm (474 words)

	The Battle of Douro in The Peninsular war
		At Wellesley’s direction a company of the 3rd Buffs crossed the river and occupied a derelict convent.
		Wellesley had ordered Murray’s brigade with two squadrons of the 14th Light Dragoons to cross to the east of the city and cut the road the French were taking.
		Sir Arthur Wellesley (the Duke of Wellington) considered the Douro to be one of his most successful battles and adopted “Douro” as part of his title.
	britishbattles.com /peninsula/peninsula-douro.htm (1023 words)

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		The latter force, under the young Sir Arthur Wellesley, fresh from India, scored a morale-boosting first victory in the Peninsular War at Vimiero, upon which Wellesley was promptly superseded by the incompetent Sir Hew Dalrymple.
		In October 1808 General Sir John Moore left Lisbon with 30,000 men to aid the Spanish resistance.
		To round off his triumph, he was killed by grapeshot, and had to be buried hastily in his cloak.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Millennium/0,2833,255471,00.html (697 words)

	Arthur Wellesley
		Wellesley entered the army in 1787 and, aided by his brother Richard (later Marquess Wellesley), rose rapidly in rank.
		He refused to form a government in 1834, but served under Sir Robert Peel as foreign secretary (1834â“35) and again (1841â“46) as minister without portfolio.
		1960), Philip Guedalla (1931), Sir Charles Petrie (1956), Elizabeth Longford (2 vol., 1969â“72), and Sir Arthur Bryant (1971); study by Godfrey Davies (1954) Neville Thompson (1986).
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	In the year 1814 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When the celebrated Miss Anna Maria Porter was residing at Esher, in Surrey, an aged gentleman of her acquaintance, who lived in the same village, was in the habit of frequenting her house, usually making his appearance every evening, reading the newspaper, and taking his cup of tea.
		It seemed to her as though a naked corpse was lying on the floor at her feet; the features of the face were partly covered by a cloth mantle, but enough was apparent to convince her that the body was that of Sir J—— Y——.
		I was introduced to him by Sir Charles Forbes, at a shooting-lodge at Strathdon, and there we had an opportunity of becoming intimate.
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	Sir Colin Campbell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On 26 May 1808 Colin Campbell was appointed as an ensign in the 9th Regiment, and sailed to Portugal with the 2nd battalion, with Sir Arthur Wellesley's expedition.
		He fought at the battle of Rolica and was present at Vimeiro; he also served with his regiment in Sir John Moore's advance to Salamanca, and the retreat to Corunna.
		He commanded that regiment in the north of England where it became so efficient that it was repeatedly praised by Sir Charles Napier, the general commanding the northern district.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/terrace/adw03/peel/peel/people/campbell.htm (1463 words)

	History of THE PENINSULAR WAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The war is provoked by Napoleon's invasion of Portugal in 1807 and by the subsequent French capture of Madrid in March 1808.
		A British army lands in Portugal on 1 August 1808 under the command of Wellington (at the time plain Sir Arthur Wellesley), who wins a decisive victory over the French at Vimeiro, near Lisbon.
		After Talavera in 1809 Sir Arthur Wellesley is made Viscount Wellington; after the fall of Ciudad Rodgrio in 1812 he becomes an earl and later that year, after Salamanca, a marquess.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa40 (763 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Sir Arthur Wellesley, as so many of his generation, rose to notoriety through war.
		He led the British army in the Peninsular War of 1806 when the British and their Spanish and Portuguese Allies pushed the French northwards out of the Iberian Peninsula.
		That June day in 1815 saw the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at his hands, with no shortage of assistance from the Prussians under General Blucher or his own army 'the scum of the earth' of British, Irish, Belgian, German and Dutch troops.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/people/wellington.html (183 words)

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