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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a British former Prime Minister and general (1828-1830), best known for his victory over Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo, was born on 1st May, 1769, in Dublin and educated at Eton College and the Military Academy of Angers in France. During the War of the First Coalition (1793-1797), he participated in the unsuccessful campaign of 1794-1795 against French forces in the Netherlands. As a soldier, Wellington was masterful in battle but not in managing a campaign. As a politician he sounded uncompromising, a characteristic that often alienated the people with whom he worked. He was usually ready to accept political reality, however, and his undoubted courage and integrity won him the lasting respect of the British people. Wellesley went to India. Richard Colley Wellesley, his brother, was appointed governor-general of India in 1797. Arthur took part in several military campaigns. He subdued the Marathas in India. Returning to England in 1805 he was rewarded with a knighthood and with election to the British Parliament. Wellesley was involved in the struggle against Napoleon. He took part in military campaigns against France and its allies in Hannover (1805-1806) and in Denmark (1807). His success in Spain won him many honors and large estates and cash awards.
He died at his home, Walmer Castle, Kent, on September 14, 1852.
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