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'''Details relating to service in India only.'''
'''Details relating to service in India only'''


'''Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1769-1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman. He arrived in India in 1797 as Colonel of the [[33rd Regiment of Foot]] and took a significant part in the [[4th Mysore War]].  
 
'''Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1769-1852)''' was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman. He arrived in India in 1797 as Colonel of the [[33rd Regiment of Foot]] and took a significant part in the [[4th Mysore War]] after which he was appointed Governor of Seringapatam and Mysore. He was then given command of the army fighting the [[2nd Maratha War]] and won a series of decisive victories. He returned to England in 1804.


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/445/mode/1up Arthur Wellesley] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
''The Military and Political Life of Arthur Wellesley: Duke of Wellington'' by Ingram Cooke & Co 1852 [http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryandpoli00worlgoog#page/n27/mode/2up Chapters II & III Indian Campaigns] archive.org
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley%2C_1st_Duke_of_Wellington Arthur Wellesley] Wikipedia<br />
 
==== Historical books on-line ====
''The East India military calendar, Volume 2'' by John Philippart 1824 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=e_I8zCCqhV4C&pg=PA1&dq=Clive&hl=en&ei=YBmHTeHTMsSGhQeN6qjKBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false The late Major-General Robert, Lord Clive] (Google Books)<br />
''The life of Robert, Lord Clive: collected from the family papers communicated by the Earl of Powis'' by Major-General Sir John Malcolm GCB FRS 1836 [http://www.archive.org/stream/liferobertlordc05malcgoog#page/n9/mode/2up Volume I],[http://www.archive.org/stream/liferobertlordc04malcgoog#page/n7/mode/2up Volume II], [http://www.archive.org/stream/liferobertlordc01clivgoog#page/n4/mode/2up Volume III] (archive.org)<br />
[http://www.archive.org/stream/liferobertfirst00gleigoog#page/n6/mode/2up ''The Life of Robert, first lord Clive''] by the Rev. G. R. Gleig 1848 (archive.org)<br />
[http://www.archive.org/stream/macaulaysessayon09maca#page/n5/mode/2up ''Macaulay's essay on Lord Clive with an historical map, historical notes, and a sketch of Macaulay's life''] by D. H. M. 1891 (archive.org)<br />




[[Category:British Military commanders|Wellesley, Arthur]]
[[Category:British Military commanders|Wellesley, Arthur]]
[[Category:People|Wellesley, Arthur]]
[[Category:People|Wellesley, Arthur]]

Revision as of 16:43, 23 March 2011

Details relating to service in India only


Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1769-1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman. He arrived in India in 1797 as Colonel of the 33rd Regiment of Foot and took a significant part in the 4th Mysore War after which he was appointed Governor of Seringapatam and Mysore. He was then given command of the army fighting the 2nd Maratha War and won a series of decisive victories. He returned to England in 1804.

External links

The Military and Political Life of Arthur Wellesley: Duke of Wellington by Ingram Cooke & Co 1852 Chapters II & III Indian Campaigns archive.org

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