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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... command all the artillery of France at Toulon . Like most young courtiers , Arthur commanded a range of debts , especially in the card- playing Dublin clubs . young In the summer of 1793 Arthur destroyed the last trace of dilettantism ...
... command all the artillery of France at Toulon . Like most young courtiers , Arthur commanded a range of debts , especially in the card- playing Dublin clubs . young In the summer of 1793 Arthur destroyed the last trace of dilettantism ...
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... command ] I think our success is certain .... ' Arthur's second - in - command was not so certain . Major - General David Baird , Wellesley's senior by twelve years and imprisoned for over three years by Tippoo , was sadly jealous . He ...
... command ] I think our success is certain .... ' Arthur's second - in - command was not so certain . Major - General David Baird , Wellesley's senior by twelve years and imprisoned for over three years by Tippoo , was sadly jealous . He ...
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... command to General Cathcart's overall control . Wellesley was to see much of both Burrard and Baird in the Peninsula - not all of it pleasant . As is so often said of politics , so too of the armed forces : ' there is no friendship at ...
... command to General Cathcart's overall control . Wellesley was to see much of both Burrard and Baird in the Peninsula - not all of it pleasant . As is so often said of politics , so too of the armed forces : ' there is no friendship at ...
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