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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.
Apr 26, 2024 · Sharpe (TV series) Sharpe. (TV series) Sharpe (1993–1997, 2006, 2008) is a British series of television dramas about Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are based on the books.
(See Wellington Speeches vol 1 p 99-100 and The Diary of Philipp von Neumann 1819-1850 vol 1 p 23 1 June 1820). Wellington’s social life in Paris: Malcolm’s journal gives a taste of this: on 9 August he dined with Wellington and then went to the theatre, the Duke incognito, and driving his gig so fast through the narrow streets that ‘I am astonished he has not been upset’.
Unfortunately, by 7 p.m. the Prussians were also present on the battlefield and although Siborne’s model limits their presence and influence (he did not go to anywhere near the same level of trouble contacting Prussian officers as he did British), many British officers still objected.
Summary: Chapter 2. The book opens seven minutes after midnight, when the narrator, Christopher John Francis Boone, finds Wellington, the poodle belonging to Mrs. Shears, his neighbor, dead on Mrs. Shears's lawn with a garden fork through its side. Christopher touches the dog’s muzzle and observes that it is still warm.
Jul 12, 2008 · I shall pursue either one with the best of my ability, but I cannot do both: 1. To train an army of uniformed British clerks in Spain for the benefit of the accountants and copy-boys in London or perchance. 2. To see to it that the forces of Napoleon are driven out of Spain. Your most obedient servant, Wellington.
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Jul 15, 2020 · As a young officer, he met Catherine ‘Kitty’ Pakenham, but their marriage was blocked by her brother, the Earl of Longford, because young Wesley was in debt and had poor prospects. He was elected MP for Trim again in 1795, but turned down an offer to become Surveyor-General and left with his regiment for India, where his elder brother, Lord Mornington, became Governor-General.
