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The lessons of Wellington.
Perhaps with the exception of Churchill, England has produced no more a remarkable man of action than the Duke of Wellington, who put an end to the Napoleonic Wars at Waterloo--nearly six million dead and twenty-three years after France's mad genius first declared war against Austria in 1792. He was as effective an organizer and logistician as Lords Roberts, Wolseley, and Kitchener. But unlike his successors he crafted a method of war for his times that transcended the theater of his command, and so could prove as deadly to European adversaries as to colonials.
Born Arthur Wesley to a shaky aristocratic family (which later changed the spelling to Wellesley), the ...
- `Personal' look at Wellington, England's hero at Waterloo.(Books)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times West, Woody September 14, 1997 700+ words
...Decades later, the Duke of Wellington, victor at Waterloo, would be revered in England. "It would be difficult...a memoirist wrote when Wellington was in his late 70s, a...decades old, and his "Wellington" is lively and perceptive...
- Wellington Arch, London, England.
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- RUGBY UNION: England facing Wellington Test.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) September 12, 2002 700+ words
England are set to visit Wellington for the first time since...and Wales in Cardiff. England lost 42-15 to New Zealand in Wellington 17 years ago, conceding...Tony Neary secured victory. England's record in Australia is...
- Cricket: NASSER ROCKET HITS ENGLAND N ZEALAND v ENGLAND; Skipper puts...
- Newspaper article from: The People (London, England) February 17, 2002 700+ words
...side after they suffered a Wellington walloping by New Zealand in...against the Kiwis, who crushed England's batting order with ease...pathetic 89. New Zealand showed England how to make runs on a slow...top scored with a lowly 26 as England collapsed yet again to a New...
- Wellington's Charge: A Portrait of the Duke's England. .(Book Review)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Contemporary Review January 1, 2003 700+ words
A Portrait of the Duke's England. Berwick Coates. Robson Books. [pounds sterling]17.95...period (1782-1851), covers the life span of the great Duke of Wellington. It naturally devotes more attention to the period after Waterloo...
- Wellington's Pub: A taste of old England: Chantilly serves as stately setting...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Young, Allison May 2, 1996 700+ words
...Through a marble foyer is Wellington's Pub, so 19th-century England you expect to see tweedy...a heroic painting of Wellington's victory over Napoleon...The hefty, two-handed Wellington burger ($8.75) fits...
- Cricket: ENGLAND DRAW STRENGTH FROM 'BEN'S TEST' SECOND TEST: NEW ZEALAND v...
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) March 26, 2002 700+ words
...Ben Hollioake's Test. And although England ran out of time to clinch the series here...them. Lesser men might have folded but England's response was special. Skipper Nasser...adversity was again exemplary, was chuffed. England have lost only two of their last 12 Tests...
- Wilko puts boot into Wellington on his Tour bow; Fly-half stakes his claim for...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) June 15, 2005 700+ words
...Easterby (Ire) 7 Neil Back (England) 8 Martin Corry (England) Replacements: Stephen Jones...for Lewsey 68; Matt Stevens (England) for White 73; Chris Cusiter (Scotland) for Peel 73. Wellington 6 (Pens: Gopperth 2) Lions...
