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Arthur Wellesley

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'''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. This was followed by his successful [[Campaign against Dhoondia Waug]]. 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 ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington#India Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington] Wikipedia<br />
==== Historical books on-line online ====*''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*''Supplementary Despatches and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington, K. G. India 1797-1805'' Google Books:[http://books.google.com/books?id=BNAgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 1: April 11, 1797- June 6, 1800] 1858, [http://books.google.com/books?id=ktAgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 Volume 2: June 6, 1800 to December 11, 1801] 1858, :[http://books.google.com/books?id=J9EgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 Volume 3: December 14, 1801 to February 14 1803] 1859, [http://books.google.com/books?id=y9EgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 Volume 4: February 15 1803 to March 1805] 1859*[https://archive.org/details/wellingtonyearso0000unse/page/n7 ''Wellington : the Years of the Sword''] by Elizabeth Longford 1969. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. The India period commences [https://archive.org/details/wellingtonyearso0000unse/page/42/mode/2up page 42].*[https://archive.org/details/architectsofempi0000seve/page/n5 ''Architects of Empire : the Duke of Wellington and his Brothers''] by John Kenneth Severn 2007. Archive.org Lending Library.
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