Wellington: A New BiographyA short biography of Wellington, the Iron Duke, one of the best known military commanders of British history. Covers not only Wellington the war hero and Waterloo, but also his political career and Wellington the ladies' man and his marriage to Kitty Pakenham. |
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... wrote : ' We would rather see his long nose in a fight than a reinforcement of ten thousand men any day . ' The war , he had predicted , would take on a ' new shape ' - it would become offensive . In order to unlock Spain it was ...
... wrote : ' We would rather see his long nose in a fight than a reinforcement of ten thousand men any day . ' The war , he had predicted , would take on a ' new shape ' - it would become offensive . In order to unlock Spain it was ...
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... wrote , ' to do as I did to have A HAND OF IRON . The moment there was the slightest neglect in any department I was down on them . ' Once in winter quarters Wellington's army recovered and the iron man's mood changed . He had always ...
... wrote , ' to do as I did to have A HAND OF IRON . The moment there was the slightest neglect in any department I was down on them . ' Once in winter quarters Wellington's army recovered and the iron man's mood changed . He had always ...
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... wrote afterwards : ' The success of the battle of Waterloo depended on the closing of the gates of Hougoumont . ' One of the forceful five was Henry Wyndham , and a legend grew up in the Wyndham family that after closing the gates of ...
... wrote afterwards : ' The success of the battle of Waterloo depended on the closing of the gates of Hougoumont . ' One of the forceful five was Henry Wyndham , and a legend grew up in the Wyndham family that after closing the gates of ...
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