Duke of Wellington

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Noun1.Duke of Wellington - British general and statesmanDuke of Wellington - British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, Iron Duke, Wellington
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Elsewhere, she writes of the campaigns of the rising star Sir Arthur Wellesley, created Viscount Wellington in 1809 and still six years from Waterloo.
The Piozzi Letters: Correspondence of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 1784-1821 (formerly Mrs. Thrale)

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