General Arthur Wellesley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Vitoria
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Quatre Bras
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Waterloo_Medal
Order of St. George
Gold Medal for the Battle of Assaye
gptkbp:birthDate 1769-05-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Arthur_Wellesley,_2nd_Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:deathDate 1852-09-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:depictedIn Various films and books
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:French_Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_the_Napoleonic_Wars
Architect_of_the_modern_British_Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Arthur Wellesley
gptkbp:influenced British_military_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:influenceOn Military education
British_politics
gptkbp:knownFor Military tactics
Political leadership
Diplomatic skills
defeating_Napoleon_at_the_Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington's_Regiment
Wellington_boots
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname The Iron Duke
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Peninsular_War
Battle of Waterloo
gptkbp:order Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Stratfield_Saye_House
gptkbp:serviceYears 1787-1852
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Pakenham
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington