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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769–1852)

Autor(a) de Wellington's War: His Peninsular Dispatches

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About the Author

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Obras por Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Wellington's War: His Peninsular Dispatches (1984) — Autor — 39 exemplares
Military Dispatches 2 exemplares
Stratfield Saye House (1984) 1 exemplar
Wellington 1 exemplar
Barton, Jason 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Penguin Book of War (1999) — Contribuidor — 451 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Wellesley, Arthur, Duke of Wellington
Nome legal
Wesley, The Honourable Arthur (birth)
Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington
Outros nomes
The Duke of Wellington
Data de nascimento
1769-05-01
Data de falecimento
1852-09-14
Localização do túmulo
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England, UK
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Ireland (birth)
UK
Local de nascimento
Dublin, Ireland
Local de falecimento
Walmer, Kent, England, UK
Locais de residência
Dublin, Ireland
Brussels, Belgium
London, England, UK
Educação
Eton College
Brussels (1784)
Military academy at Angers, France (1786)
French Royal Academy of Equitation
Ocupações
military officer
Member of Parliament for Rye (1806)
United Kingdom Chief Secretary for Ireland (1807-1809)
Master General of the Ordnance ( [1818])
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1828-1830|Tory)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834-1834|Tory) (mostrar todos 8)
United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1834-1835|Tory)
United Kingdom Secretary of State for the Home Department (1834-1834|Tory)
Relações
Wellesley, Richard Marquess (brother)
Wellesley, Lord Gerald (great-grandson)
Prémios e menções honrosas
Order of the Bath (1804)
Privy Councillor of Great Britain (1807)
Privy Councillor of Ireland (1807)
Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington (1809)
Earl of Wellington (1812)
Marquess of Wellington (1812) (mostrar todos 16)
Order of the Garter (Knight Companion, 1813)
Marquess Douro (1814)
Duke of Wellington (1814)
Order of the Bath (1815)
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (1820)
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1829)
Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1834 ∙ 1852)
Fellow of the Royal Society (1847)
Order of St. Patrick
Royal Guelphic Order

Membros

Críticas

These supplementary despatches are primarily letters and memoranda. They are extraordinarily clear and detailed; a necessary consequence, I suppose, of the hand-written word being the only means of communication available. Wellesley's attention to detail and high level of mental organization is not a surprise; what is a bit of a surprise is how he immediately seems to have hit the ground running. The volume is very readable.
 
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gmenchen | Dec 30, 2018 |
This is a heavily annotated collection and selection of the Duke's correspondence from Spain. It rather irritatingly stops with the 1814 invasion of France. No index. Otherwise a good atmospheric read. The maps are ugly and awkward. There are a number of colourful anecdotes and the flow of the commentary smooths out the awkward bits. there are sketches of the countryside, more or less period thatt serve as well as photographs. Not a bad trot through the campaigns of the duke, who is somewhat flattered.… (mais)
 
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DinadansFriend | 1 outra crítica | Aug 2, 2017 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
50
Also by
1
Membros
136
Popularidade
#149,926
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
3
ISBN
30

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