General Sir Arthur Wellesley

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Sir_Arthur_Wellesley
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkbp:birth_date 1769-05-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Arthur_Wellesley,_2nd_Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:33rd_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for literature and film
gptkbp:death_date 1852-09-14
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations British ambassador to France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:famous_for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:French_Empire
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Arthur_Wellesley
gptkbp:historical_role key leader in the defeat of Napoleon
gptkbp:historical_significance leading figure in the Napoleonic Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir Arthur Wellesley
gptkbp:influence gptkb:European_politics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Congress_of_Vienna
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gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Duke
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gptkb:Battle_of_Talavera
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nive
gptkb:Battle_of_Busaco
gptkb:Battle_of_Nive
gptkb:Battle_of_Orthez
gptkb:Battle_of_Quatre_Bras
gptkb:Battle_of_Vimeiro
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Douro
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Pyrenees
gptkb:Siege_of_Badajoz
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bidassoa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Heights_of_Abraham
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham
gptkb:Battle_of_Corunna
gptkb:Battle_of_Nivelle
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Albuera
gptkb:Siege_of_Ciudad_Rodrigo
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Tory
gptkbp:position gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Liverpool
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Wellesley_family
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Anglo-Mysore_Wars
gptkbp:service_years 1787-1852
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Pakenham
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Canning
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
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gptkb:Battle_of_Badajoz
gptkb:Battle_of_Ciudad_Rodrigo
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