Welcome to “D” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Wellington and his heirs are sometimes called “Marquess of Douro.” Where did this name originate? When Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington, arrived in Portugal in May 1809 as the new…
Welcome to “B” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Badajoz is a the name of a city and province in the autonomous community of Extremadura in southeastern Spain. During the Napoleonic or Peninsular Wars, the Earl of Wellington (as Arthur Wellesley was known…
Welcome to my first entry in the 2017 A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is the 1st Duke of Wellington, sometimes known as the Iron Duke. As the Challenge progresses, hopefully you will learn a few things about the man–born Arthur Wellesley, who defeated Napoleon for good at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815–by…
The first adventure for The Duke of Wellington Tour was a private, yes, private tour of Apsley House. I had been to Apsley House twice, but was eager to see what the private tour entailed. Boy, was I ever happy when I learned as part of a private tour, we could snap all the pictures…
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.…
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