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	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wellington is often compared to the 1st Duke of Marlborough, with whom he shared many characteristics, chiefly a transition to politics after a highly successful military career.
		During this time, Wellington was greeted by a hostile reaction from the crowds at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and eventually the bill was passed after the Whigs threatened to have the House of Lords packed with their own followers if it were not.
		Viscount Wellington, of Talavera and of Wellington in the County of Somerset (4 September 1809)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington (2765 words)

	Duke of Wellington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
		The titles of Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro were bestowed upon Arthur Wellesley, 1st Marquess of Wellington, on May 11, 1814.
		The Dukes of Wellington also hold the foreign titles of Prince of Waterloo (The Netherlands, 1815), Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain, 1812), Duque de Vitoria and Marquês de Torres Vedras (Portugal, 1812) and Conde de Vimeiro (Portugal,1811).
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	WELLINGTON, 1ST DUKE OF - LoveToKnow Article on WELLINGTON, 1ST DUKE OF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wellington resumed the offensive, and on the igih of January 1812 Ciudad Rodrigo was taken by storm.
		Of all generals Wellington was the last to waste a single trained man, and the sight of the breaches of Badajoz after the storm for a moment unnerved even his iron sternness.
		Wellington's intimate association for several years with the sovereigns and statesmen of the Grand Alliance, and his experience of the evils which the Alliance existed to hold in check, naturally led him to dislike Canning's aggressive attitude towards the autocratic powers, and to view with some apprehension his determination to break with the European concert.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WE/WELLINGTON_1ST_DUKE_OF.htm (6168 words)

	The Duke of Wellington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was raised to the peerage as the Duke of Wellington in recognition of his achievements and he sat in the House of Lords for the rest of his life.
		Wellington led the Tories in the Lords and threw his weight behind most of the administrations between 1818 and his death in 1852.
		Wellington had declared himself in favour of Catholic Emancipation as early as 1825 and, since he had many influential contacts in Ireland, he was well aware of the activities of Daniel O'Connell and the Catholic Association.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/wellington.html (360 words)

	University of Southampton Libraries Special Collections - Wellington Papers
		When he was eighteen, Wellington received a commission in the Seventy Third Regiment of Foot, and thereafter he moved through the ranks fairly rapidly, becoming a colonel in 1796, and through his demonstrable military prowess, a major general in 1802, a lieutenant general in 1808, a general in 1811 and field marshal in 1813.
		Wellington was aide-de-camp to two successive Lords Lieutenant of Ireland, the Earl of Westmorland and Earl Fitzwilliam, 1787-1793, and between 1790 and 1797 he sat in the Irish Parliament as Member for the family seat of Trim (WP1/1-6).
		Wellington was Lord High Constable for three successive coronations (George IV, William IV and Victoria), was special ambassador to St Petersburg for the funeral of Tsar Alexander in 1826 and was Constable of the Tower of London, 1826-52.
	www.archives.lib.soton.ac.uk /wellington.shtml (1446 words)

	The Duke of Wellington
		Wellington was appointed Colonel of the 33rd Regiment of Foot in January 1806.
		Wellington was blamed for the Convention although he was cleared of responsibility by a military enquiry in Britain whence he returned in October 1808.
		Wellington's speech in response to Grey's question caused such a furore that he was obliged to resign on 16 November; Earl Grey formed the first Whig ministry since 1783 and brought in the so-called Great Reform Bill in 1832.
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	MSN Encarta - Wellington
		Wellington was a British representative at the Congress of Vienna, which met to decide the fate of post-Napoleonic Europe.
		In 1818, Wellington returned to England and was given a post in the Tory cabinet headed by the statesman Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.
		In 1842 Wellington was again made commander in chief of the British army, a post he retained until his death.
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	ipedia.com: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Earl of Winchilsea accused the duke of having "treacherously plotted the destruction of the Protestant constitution".
		Wellington stuck to the Tory policy of no reform and no expansion of the franchise, and as a result lost a vote of non-confidence on November 15, 1830.
		In Peel's first Cabinet (1834-1835), Wellington became Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, while in the second (1841-1846) he was a minister without portfolio and Leader of the House of Lords.
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	Duke of Wellington
		He was given the title Duke of Wellington in 1814, and went on to command his most celebrated campaigns in the Napoleonic Wars, with final victory at Waterloo in 1815.
		On returning to Britain, Wellington was feted as a hero, formally honoured, and presented with both an estate in Hampshire and a fortune of £400,000.
		Wellington was finally invited by King George IV to form his own government and set about forming his Cabinet.
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	Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
		On 15th November, 1830 Wellington's government was defeated in a vote in the House of Commons.
		Wellington attended the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway but was deeply upset by the way he was booed and hissed by the crowds as his train entered Manchester.
		Wellington retired from public life in 1846 but in 1848 he organised a military force to protect London against possible Chartist violence at the large meeting at Kennington Common.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRwellington.htm (1758 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.
		A leader of the Tory party in the British Parliament as well as a soldier, Wellington was known as the Iron Duke for his steadfastness.
		Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of (1769-1852), British general and prime minister (1828-30 and 1834), best known for his victory over Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo.
	www.uhigh.ilstu.edu /soc/nuh/nuh6.htm (680 words)

	Duke of Wellington on Freemasonry
		In 1838 the members of a lodge in Dublin wished to call themselves the Wellington Lodge, and their master, Mr Carleton, wrote to Wellington to ask his permission to do this.
		Wellington was aged 69 when he wrote this letter.
		Wellington to Carleton, 13 August, 1838; Wellington to Walsh, 13 October, 1851; Walsh to Freemason's Quarterly Magazine, 6 March, 1854 (in Crawley, 'The Hon.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/wellington_d/wellington.html (260 words)

	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Britannia Biographies
		Arthur Wellesley was born in Dublin, the fifth son of the 1st Earl of Mornington, a nondescript Anglo-Irish peer.
		After driving the French from the peninsula, Wellington pushed on into France itself until Napoleon, pressed by Wellington in the south and a Prussian/Russian/Austrian alliance in the north and east, was forced to abdicate in 1814.
		Wellington succeeded in achieving the final defeat of Napoleon in a battle he himself called "the most desperate business I ever was in".
	www.britannia.com /bios/wellesley.html (455 words)

	BBC - History - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852)
		The Duke of Wellington, while a famous soldier and statesmen, was not much of a student.
		In 1809 he assumed control of the British, Portuguese and Spanish forces in the Peninsular War and eventually, with his drunken troops he thought were the 'scum of the earth', saw the French out of Spain.
		It also earned him the name 'The Iron Duke' for the iron shutters his London home was secured with after rioters smashed them in response to his denial of parliamentary reform in 1830.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/wellington_duke_of.shtml (430 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century.
		Wellington is often compared to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, with whom he shared many characteristics, chiefly a transition to politics after a highly successful military career.
		Believed to have been born in either Dublin, or at his families lands in County Meath Ireland, the third son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, his exact date of birth is a matter of some contention.
	encyclozine.com /Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington (2494 words)

	The Iron Duke - The Duke of Wellington
		In 1815 Arthur Wellesley was made the first Duke of Wellington and marched his troops into Belgium where Napoleon had gathered his army.
		Wellington had become known as the 'Iron Duke' by his men, but even the Iron Duke wept when he learned of the numbers of men slaughtered that day.
		The Duke was not a man to be dominated or threatened by anyone and his reply to a discarded mistress, who threatened to publish the love-letters he had written to her, was "Publish and be damned!"
	www.historic-uk.com /HistoryUK/England-History/IronDuke.htm (592 words)

	Duke of Wellington : Arthur Wellesley : British : General : Career : Napoleonic Battles : Napoleon Bonaparte : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Invading French-occupied Spain, Wellesley sought to assist Spanish forces against the French but, despite their lack of backbone, managed to win the Battle of Talavera for which he was given a viscountcy.
		He became an earl in February 1812, a marquess in October of the same year and the Duke of Wellington in May 1814.
		Winning the battle of Bussaco, Wellington withdrew behind a formidable defensive barrier known as the Lines of Torres Vedras.
	www.napoleonguide.com /leaders_welling.htm (381 words)

	Duke of Wellington
		Born Arthur Wesley (later Wellesley) in Dublin, Wellington was educated in France.
		Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo on June 18th, 1815.
		Entering politics, he was summoned to serve as Prime Minister on January 9, 1828, where he was responsible for passage of the Catholic Emancipation Bill in 1829.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/wellington_d/wellington_d.html (136 words)

	Epinions.com - Wellington Iron Duke: It's from Canada?
		Wellington Iron Duke actually came the month before Casta Morena, although it has taken me some time to actually review a bottle.
		Wellington was one of the early players in this revival, located in Guelph (40 miles from Toronto) in 1985.
		This is the brewery’s “strong ale”, and is named after the Duke of Wellington who is best known for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.
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	Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. 1769-1852. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stanhope: Conversations with the Duke of Wellington, p.
		This phrase was first used by the Duke of Wellington in a letter, about 1839 or 1840.—Sala: Echoes of the Week, in London Illustrated News, Aug. 23, 1884.
		Captain Gronow, in his “Recollections,” says it originated with the Duke of York, second son of George III., about 1817.
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	BBC - History - The Iron Duke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Examine the life of the Duke of Wellington, remembered as the conqueror of Napoleon and as one of Britain's finest soldiers.
		Wellington first gained his reputation as a courageous commander in India.
		Read short biographies of Wellington, Napoleon, Queen Victoria, William Pitt the Younger and Robert Peel.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/programmes/ironduke (87 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: On Wellington: The Duke and His Art of War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Weller examines Wellington's mastery of logistics, his use of guerrillas in the Peninsular War, his system of intelligence, his skillful handling of the battle of Busaco, his tactics at Waterloo, and much more.
		Jac Weller is a distinguished authority on the Duke of Wellington and the author of Wellington in India, Wellington in the Peninsula, and Wellington at Waterloo.
		The exploration of the impact of Wellington's legacy on the conduct of the Civil War is intriguing but extremely cursory.
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	The Historian: British Politics on the Eve of Reform: The Duke... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Historian; 6/22/2000; Sack, James J. British Politics on the Eve of Reform: The Duke of Wellington's Administration, 1828-1830.
		Indeed, such was the proliferation of sources after 1832, Wellington's administration "was probably the last period for which a thorough examination by one historian of virtually all the known sources could be attempted" (3).
		And, despite the Iron Duke's celebrated views on the necessity of always carrying on the king's government, Jupp traces the decline of the powers of the monarchy as an institution squarely to Wellington's authoritarian style.
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	Pictures Catalogue - Reinagle, Ramsay Richard, 1775-1853. Portrait of the Duke of Wellington [picture] / - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Portrait of the Duke of Wellington [picture] / [Ramsay Richard Reinagle].
		Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Portraits, caricatures, etc.
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	Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Duke Of Wellington: Read Reviews, Compare Features & Prices
		Built in 1732, the Inn was used as a recruiting post during the Napoleonic Wars.
		An iron plaque of the Duke of Wellington was recently uncovered on the outside of the building and has been mounted on the fireplace in the bar.Restoration and refurbishment has improved the facilities whilst maintaining the character and charm of this traditional country inn.
		An iron plaque of the Duke of Wellington was recently uncovered on the outside of the building and has been mounted on the fireplace in the bar.Restoration and refurbishment has improved the facilities whilst maintaining the character and charm of this traditional country inn.
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	AllRefer.com - Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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		Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of, British And Irish History, Biographies
		Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of 1769–1852, British soldier and statesman.
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	Quotes of the Duke of Wellington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Duke once met a little boy, crying by the road.
		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."
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	Duke of Wellington's Regiment
		These pages have been designed to allow you to gather as much information on the 'Dukes' as possible.
		As well as providing information for those looking to join the 'Dukes' in the future, we also hope this website will be of use to 'Dukes' past and present.
		Among other things here you can research Dukes history, find the address of your nearest recruitment office, leave notes on the message board and see how the rugby team are getting on in the Army Cup.
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