Impact of Arthur Wellesley
By:Sia Bhatia
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is and today he is more famous as a soldier
than as a politician. In fact, as the Prime
Minister of Great Britain, he was known for
his measures to repress reform. His
popularity went down a little during his
time in office. He was a commander in the
British army and he help Britain win
many wars such as the Peninsular War in
Spain. In the Revolutionary War Arthur
was a soldier. He was born 6 years before
the war started. In the Revolutionary War,
men between the ages of 16 and 60 could
fight , so he could not have fought.
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 The Life Of Arthur Wellesley
Arthur Wellesley is more commonly known as the
Duke Of Wellington. Wellington was a tough and
determined military officer, he did not have a problem,
giving strict discipline to his army. He was suspicious
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was born May 1, 1769 in Dublin Ireland,
and died on September 14, 1852 in Kent England. He
studied at Eton college, where he was an average, and
lonely student. Arthur joined the army in 1787,
fighting against the French in Flanders, and in 1796
was sent to India. In India, he proved he was a skilled
commander when he won important battles the
Mysore War. Even though there were frustrating odds
, he achieved an important victory at Assaye in 1803.
He had a successful military campaign, which helped
to strengthen the British position in India. In 1818
Wellington returned to politics, and got a job in the
Conservative government. In 1828 he
unenthusiastically accepted the job of being Prime
Minister (1828-1830). He married Catherine
Wellesley and had one child named Arthur Wellesley
II who was the second Duke Of Wellington.
How Did Arthur Wellesley After The Battle Of Waterloo
Become Famous
As Arthur Wellesley once said After the defeat of Napoleon in the Battle
Arthur of Waterloo, Arthur was put in the top
presented himself as a noble and influential leader.
Arthur Wellesley first title was First Duke of Wellington. ranks of Britain's military heroes. After the
He was also known as Prime Minister of Britain from battle in 1815, Arthur had turned to politic
1828-1830. Arthur Wellesley is also known for The Battle to serve as the prime minister of Britain for
of Waterloo. The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in
Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of two terms. From 1828- 1830 and for almost
French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, a month in 1834, he was one of the leading
who conquered much of continental Europe in the early figures in the House of Lords. Then he
19th century. He was also famous for the Roman Catholic
Relief Act. The act removed many restrictions on Roman retired on November 16 1830 and remained
Catholicism in the U.K such as, members of the catholic Commander-in-Chief in the british army
church to sit in parliament at Westminster. He also
fought at Flanders in 1794, and directed the campaign in
until he died. Arthur died on September 14,
India in 1796, where his older brother was Governor 1852.
General. After the Battle of Waterloo, he became
Commander in Chief of the army in occupied France until
November 1818. He then returned to England and
Parliament, and joined Lord Liverpools government in
1819 as Master General of the Ordnance.