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Arthur Wellesley

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  • The French troops left in southern England lost confidence, and Britain discovered a great general of its own, called Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.

    Worldshaker Richard Harland 2009

  • The French troops left in southern England lost confidence, and Britain discovered a great general of its own, called Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.

    Worldshaker Richard Harland 2009

  • Yet she bears testimony to the esteem in which 'Arthur Wellesley' was held by William Pitt.

    Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century George Paston

  • Yet she bears testimony to the esteem in which 'Arthur Wellesley' was held by William Pitt.

    Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Paston, George, d. 1936 1902

  • And in Britain, there is an outstanding example of a military man who made good in the civilian world: Arthur Wellesley .

    Civvy Street Javier Espinoza 2010

  • Diplomats from all over Europe were among the guests, including Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769 – 1852), Cardinal Ercole Marchese Consalvi (1757 – 1824) and Charles-Maurice, Duke of Talleyrand (1754 – 1838).

    Fanny Baronin Von Arnstein. 2009

  • Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, instructed his shoemaker, Hoby of St. James Street, London, to modify a basic eighteenth-century boot, resulting in a new boot design cut closer around the leg, which was hard wearing for battle yet comfortable for the evening.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, instructed his shoemaker, Hoby of St. James Street, London, to modify a basic eighteenth-century boot, resulting in a new boot design cut closer around the leg, which was hard wearing for battle yet comfortable for the evening.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

  • I'm not sure how early it was, but Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, had a commission as an ensign in the 73rd Regiment of Foot purchased for him by his parents in 1787.

    languagehat.com: ENSIGN CHEER. 2005

  • Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, instructed his shoemaker, Hoby of St. James Street, London, to modify a basic eighteenth-century boot, resulting in a new boot design cut closer around the leg, which was hard wearing for battle yet comfortable for the evening.

    Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005

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