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The colorful life story of one of the greatest military and political geniuses of all time, told in Christopher Hibbert's inimitable, highly readable style A brilliant general, remembered most for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Wellington was also a politician of commanding presence.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Duke: Add a description of this character.
- Harriet Arbuthnot
- Arthur Wesley
- Charles Greville
- William Fraser
- Richard
- Napoleon
- Haydon
- Mme De Lieven
- Blucher
- Walter Scott
- Henry
- Thomas Creevey
- Prince Albert
- Croker
- Thomas Lawrence
- Mahon
- Harriette Wilson
- Robert Peel
- Charles Arbuthnot
- Lady Salisbury
- Byron
- Palmerston
- Harris
- Joseph
- Lady Shelley
- Lady Conyngham
- Lady Burghersh
- Gerald
- Marmont
- Russell
- Gurwood
- Dalrymple
- Dr Hume
- Hardinge
- Pitt
- Anne
- Marshal Ney
- Bonaparte
- Lowry Cole
Setting & Locations edit
- Lord Wellington
- England
- London
- Colonel Wellesley
- East India Company
- Paris
- Apsley House
- France
- Spain
- Waterloo
- Portugal
- Stratfield Saye
- Ireland
- Europe
- Dublin
- Lord Castlereagh
- Windsor
- Brussels
- Mysore
- Massena
- Eton
- Walmer
- Lord Melbourne
- Calcutta
- Park
- Badajoz
- Russia
- Madrid
- Lisbon
- Anglesey
- Salamanca
- Britain
- Copenhagen
- Arthur Wellesley
- Peninsula
- Vienna
- Alava
- Madras
- Cumberland
- America
- Winchilsea
- Egypt
- Ciudad Rodrigo
- Italy
First Sentence edit
AMONG THE new boys whose baggage was set down at the gates of Eton in the autumn of 1781 were two of the five sons of the first Earl of Mornington.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christopher Hibbert (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941.07092
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Political
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › History › Europe › England
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › British
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military
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