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Bookmark or Share- Battle of Waterloo | Combatants, Maps, & Facts | BritannicaFought near Waterloo village, Belgium, it pitted Napoleon's 72,000 French troops against the duke of Wellington’s army of 68,000 (British, Dutch, Belgian, and German soldiers) aided by 45,000 Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Napoleon was defeated, and he was exiled for the final time.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - WikipediaField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- Duke of Wellington | The Iron Duke - Historic UKHailed by the public as the nation’s conquering hero, Arthur Wellesley was rewarded with the title, Duke of Wellington. Wellington at the Battle of Salamanca. The following year Napoleon escaped from Elba and returned to France where he resumed control of the government and army.
- Military career of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was one of the leading British military and political figures of the 19th century. Often referred to solely as "The Duke of Wellington", he led a successful military career in the Indian subcontinent during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–99 ...
- History of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - GOV.UKHe was given the title Duke of Wellington in 1814, and went on to command his most celebrated campaigns in the Napoleonic Wars, with final victory at Waterloo in 1815.
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