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Mar 8, 2019 · Wellington’s lessons in failure. ‘The art of victory is learned in failures.’. It might have been said by Wellington (though in fact it was said by South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar). Stephen Roberts explains why. An oft-repeated myth about the ‘Iron Duke’ is that he never lost a battle.
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Arthur 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 ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ( 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852 ) was a British soldier and statesman. Rising to prominence during the Peninsular War , he became a national hero in Britain after the Napoleonic Wars during which he led the victorious Anglo-Allied forces at the Battle of Waterloo .
Jan 25, 2019 · On one hand, it is valid to say that Wellington "never lost a battle where both sides were trying to destroy one another." Redinha was a rear-guard action, and the Siege of Burgos was obviously a siege. We can forgive the Siege of Burgos, as Scipio Africanus is generally accepted to never have lost a battle, but utterly failed to take Utica ...
Nov 13, 2014 · Wellington said in later life to lady Salisbury, that by the end of the Peninsular war that he had beaten the army into such good shape that…. “I could have done anything with that army it was in such perfect order.”. In 1814 he lost that most complete & perfect army, it was split up and much reduced in number.
Dec 5, 2014 · Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a well-known military and political leader of the nineteenth century who rose to prominence during the Napoleonic Wars when he became a field marshal after winning at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813. Over the course of his illustrious career, he supposedly fought more than sixty battles and came to be ...
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May 18, 2015 · The war against Tipu Sultan in 1799 was very important in Wellington’s career, giving him his first independent command and introducing him to the difficulties of leading a mixed force of British and allied troops. Because of his links to his brother, the Governor-General, he had a very broad view of the war, including questions of strategy ...
