the first Duke of Wellington. Beef Wellington may have been named as a celebration of Wellesley's military exploits, which included defeating Napoleon's army at the famous Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British ... As Wellington was making his way in the army, the French Revolution came to a head, including the storming of the Bastille in 1789.

Few high society scions, though, have mastered the art of going incognito quite like Arthur Mornington, the future Duke of Wellington and current Marquess of Duoro. So under the radar is the Wellesley ...

At the award ceremony the winning authors were given the medal by The Duke of Wellington, a member of the Judging Panel and the prime mover behind the establishment of the Medal in honour of the 1st ...

In the life of George Stephenson, the distinguished railroad engineer, it is stated that for a long long period of time the Duke of Wellington would not trust himself behind a locomotive.

Play the game and take sides in the Battle of Waterloo. The battle was fought between the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Duke of Wellington, leader of the Anglo-Allied forces.

and Baronet, who, after highly distinguished services as commanding Royal Engineer with the army under the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War, was killed at the storming of Saint Sebastian in ...

The Duke of Wellington says: I have known this painting all my life ... Vitoria saw Wellington rout the French army of Napoleon’s eldest brother, Joseph, thus ending the latter’s five-year usurpation ...

Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best ...

Christine E. Wormuth also praised Duke for its role as a top research university Speaking to a packed crowd Wednesday for an event hosted by the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy, U.S. Secretary ...

This Medal has now been replaced by the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History. Below is a list of winners of the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature between 1997 and 2015.