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Wellington : the Iron Duke
- Title
- Wellington : the Iron Duke / Philip Haythornthwaite.
- Author
- Haythornthwaite, Philip J.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2007.
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| Text | Use in library | DA68.12.W4 H39 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 125 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington (1769-1852), was one of the greatest military commanders in history and is best known as the successful opponent of Napoleon Bonaparte, arguably the leading general of all time, at Waterloo."
- "Although Waterloo is the battle most associated with Wellington, his career was much wider. He gained his first military experience in the Netherlands in 1793-94 in an unsuccessful campaign that taught him, as he said, "how not to do it." From there he went to India, where he conducted a number of successful campaigns and honed his military skills until he became Britain's leading general. With great strategic foresight and as master not only of the battlefield but also of organization and logistics, he helped expel the French from Spain and Portugal during the Peninsular War, which materially weakened Napoleon's strategic position and led to his downfall in 1814.
- After Napoleon returned from exile in 1815, Wellington was a principal leader of the coalition forces at Waterloo. In subsequent years, Wellington exerted a considerable influence on British politics, serving as prime minister and in later life as a trusted elder statesman. Upon his death, he was widely regarded as the greatest Briton of his generation and undisputedly one of the greatest British soldiers of all time."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Military profiles
- Uniform Title
- Military profiles
- Subject
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley of
- 1800-1899
- Prime ministers > Great Britain > Biography
- Generals > Great Britain > Biography
- Generals
- Politics and government
- Prime ministers
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 19th century
- Great Britain > History, Military > 19th century
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Military history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-115) and index.
- Contents
- "How not to do it" : a military apprenticeship -- Sepoy General -- Home, Denmark, and Portugal -- Peninsula : the defensive phase -- Wellington : the man and the General -- Peninsula : the offensive phase -- The hundred days -- The statesman.
- ISBN
- 1574888927
- 9781574888928
- 1574888935
- 9781574888935
- LCCN
- 2006024099
- OCLC
- ocm70836647
- 70836647
- SCSB-14010383
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library