The 1st Duke of Wellington is one of my historical heroes. Born Arthur Wellesley in 1769 in Ireland, the Duke of Wellington is most famous for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo. He first entered the military in 1787, fought in the Netherlands and in India. Later he was promoted to field marshal in the Peninsular War.…
––Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1823, Sir Frances Chantrey, marble, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The above photo was taken by Bill, aka The Itinerant Wanderer on Flickr, who kindly let me use his picture. Below is another view from the museum’s website. Anyway, I like this particular bust of Wellington. I wish they…
Who is this Sharpe character? Richard Sharpe is a fictional character created by British author Bernard Cornwell and first introduced in Sharpe’s Eagle in 1981 (the 8th book chronologically). As of today, Mr. Cornwell has written 24 books/short stories with Sharpe as the main character. Sharpe is a British soldier serving under Arthur Wellesley (later the…
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