The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects
Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was the outstanding British individual of the nineteenth century. His victories at Seringapatam and Assaye extended British control in India and his famous campaign in Spain and Portugal helped to drive Napoleon into exile. Wellington is, of course, mostly remembered for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo and his prestige after that epoch-changing event saw him becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain on two occasions.

These are the commonly known facts about the Iron Duke, but in this remarkable investigation into the life of Britain’s greatest general, we learn so much more about Wellington as a person, through the objects, large and small, that marked key episodes in his personal, military and public life. Renowned historian Gareth Glover details Wellington’s family background in Ireland, his early military career, his one-and-only meeting with Nelson, his campaigns in Flanders, the Iberian Peninsula and Waterloo. What we also learn is of his difficult marriage – and his scandalous womanizing, even bedding the same woman as Napoleon – and his strained relationship with his two boys.

His political career was a controversial one, including his fight to pass the Catholic Emancipation Bill and of a period of three months when he ran the government by himself because he refused to appoint any Cabinet ministers!

Packed with more than 150 full-color photographs, The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects will show the world the objects he touched, or which touched him, in the life of one of the most outstanding characters Britain has ever produced.
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The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects
Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was the outstanding British individual of the nineteenth century. His victories at Seringapatam and Assaye extended British control in India and his famous campaign in Spain and Portugal helped to drive Napoleon into exile. Wellington is, of course, mostly remembered for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo and his prestige after that epoch-changing event saw him becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain on two occasions.

These are the commonly known facts about the Iron Duke, but in this remarkable investigation into the life of Britain’s greatest general, we learn so much more about Wellington as a person, through the objects, large and small, that marked key episodes in his personal, military and public life. Renowned historian Gareth Glover details Wellington’s family background in Ireland, his early military career, his one-and-only meeting with Nelson, his campaigns in Flanders, the Iberian Peninsula and Waterloo. What we also learn is of his difficult marriage – and his scandalous womanizing, even bedding the same woman as Napoleon – and his strained relationship with his two boys.

His political career was a controversial one, including his fight to pass the Catholic Emancipation Bill and of a period of three months when he ran the government by himself because he refused to appoint any Cabinet ministers!

Packed with more than 150 full-color photographs, The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects will show the world the objects he touched, or which touched him, in the life of one of the most outstanding characters Britain has ever produced.
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The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects

The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects

by Gareth Glover
The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects

The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects

by Gareth Glover

Overview

Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was the outstanding British individual of the nineteenth century. His victories at Seringapatam and Assaye extended British control in India and his famous campaign in Spain and Portugal helped to drive Napoleon into exile. Wellington is, of course, mostly remembered for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo and his prestige after that epoch-changing event saw him becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain on two occasions.

These are the commonly known facts about the Iron Duke, but in this remarkable investigation into the life of Britain’s greatest general, we learn so much more about Wellington as a person, through the objects, large and small, that marked key episodes in his personal, military and public life. Renowned historian Gareth Glover details Wellington’s family background in Ireland, his early military career, his one-and-only meeting with Nelson, his campaigns in Flanders, the Iberian Peninsula and Waterloo. What we also learn is of his difficult marriage – and his scandalous womanizing, even bedding the same woman as Napoleon – and his strained relationship with his two boys.

His political career was a controversial one, including his fight to pass the Catholic Emancipation Bill and of a period of three months when he ran the government by himself because he refused to appoint any Cabinet ministers!

Packed with more than 150 full-color photographs, The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects will show the world the objects he touched, or which touched him, in the life of one of the most outstanding characters Britain has ever produced.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526758620
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 12/28/2020
Series: In 100 Objects Series
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Gareth Glover is a former Royal Navy officer and military historian who has made a special study of the Napoleonic Wars for the last 30 years.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

1 Mornington House, 24 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 1

2 Last Page of a Music Score for 'Caractacus' by Garret Wesley dated 1764 3

3 Sketch of Anne, Countess Mornington by Sir Thomas Lawrence in 1820 6

4 The Kildare Street Club 8

5 Eton College 10

6 Chateau Pignerolle built for the Marquis in 1776 12

7 Army List for 1787 14

8 Miniature Portrait of Richard Wellesley 16

9 Irish Masonic Painting circa 1800 19

10 Victorian Photograph of the Irish Parliament Buildings 21

11 Plate Depicting an Incident during the Battle of Boxtel 23

12 Shako of the Light Company 33rd Foot 25

13 English Violin circa 1790 27

14 Automaton Owned by Tipu Sultan 29

15 Button of the 19th Light Dragoons 33

16 Etching of General Sir David Baird 36

17 Indian Sword Captured at Assaye, Presented to Lieutenant General John Stuart 38

18 Gawilghur Fortress 43

19 The Briars Pavilion, St. Helena 45

20 Pencil Drawing of Kitty Pakenham in 1814 47

21 Dress Coat Worn by Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar 50

22 Deerfield, the Official Residence of the Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 53

23 Gerald's Sick Note Allowing Him to be Absent from his Parish dated 1842 56

24 Early Painting of Arthur and Kitty's Two Sons Carried by Arthur in the Peninsula 59

25 Walrus Tusk Carved with Image of the Bombardment of Copenhagen 1807 61

26 Permission Slip Granted to Carry Firearms, Signed by General Delaborde as Commander of Lisbon 66

27 Cartoon Lampooning the Convention of Cintra 70

28 Traditional Salt Boats at Aveiro 74

29 Monument to the Battle of Talavera on the Heights of Medellin 78

30 A Pair of Wellington's Glasses 81

31 The Wellington Monument in Somerset 83

32 Traditional Portuguese Tiled Mural depicting the Portuguese Victory, Busaco Palace 85

33 Metal-Cased Mysorean Rockets - Part of a Huge Batch Recently Discovered 89

34 Wellington's Headquarters at Pero Negro 91

35 Portuguese Print Commemorating the Victory at Porto 1809 95

36 Original Map of the Vicinity of Fuentes de Oñoro (north to the right) 98

37 French Model 1812 Lance 103

38 Ivory Miniature of Henry Wellesley 107

39 Cathedral Tower at Ciudad Rodrigo Still Showing the Marks Made by Cannon Balls 109

40 Arthur's Headquarters at Freineda for Extensive Periods in the Winters of 1811 and 1812 112

41 La Torre, Residence of the Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo in Granada 115

42 Unexploded Shell Casing from Badajoz 117

43 Water Jug Celebrating the Victory at Salamanca 1812 122

44 Medal Struck to Commemorate the Battle of Salamanca and the Entry into Madrid 127

45 The Spanish Order of The Golden Fleece 130

46 Button of the Royal Sappers & Miners 132

47 Duke of Wellington's Necessaire or Travelling Case 136

48 Spanish Pigs Traditionally Reared in the Woods 138

49 Painting of an Indian Mahout and his Elephant 141

50 Drawing of Lady Anne Wellesley 144

51 Sabretache of Joseph 'Napoleon' Bonaparte Captured at the Battle of Vitoria 145

52 The Duke of Wellington's Peninsular Despatch Case 150

53 Marshal Jourdan's Baton 153

54 The Spanish Royal Collection at Apsley House 155

55 Dramatic Painting of Wellington and his Staff in the Pyrenees 157

56 Cartoon depicting Wellington as a Huntsman and Napoleon as the Fox 162

57 Silver Fork Plundered from San Sebastian on 31 August 1813 164

58 Contemporary View of the Mouth of the Bidassoa near Fontarrabie 169

59 La Rhune Mountain 171

60 The Church at Arcangues 173

61 Photograph of the Bridge of Orthez circa 1855 176

62 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, with all his Regalia 180

63 Cartoon of Wellington Driving King Louis Back to his Throne 183

64 Bayonne Citadel 187

65 Hotel du Charost, Paris 190

66 Portrait of Giuseppina Grassini 194

67 Seals and Signatories of The Congress of Vienna 196

68 Cloak Worn by Wellington during the Waterloo Campaign 199

69 Saw and Bloodied Glove from the Amputation of Lord Uxbridge's Leg 203

70 Russian Miniature Commemorating the Victors of the Wars against Napoleon, the Russian Kutuzov, Wellington and Blücher 205

71 The Grave of General Miguel deAlava at Vitoria 208

72 The Gravestone of Copenhagen at Stratfield Saye 211

73 Pieces of the Prussian Service given to the Duke of Wellington 214

74 A French Cavalry Officer's An IX Pistol 216

75 Statue of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker by Canova 220

76 Apsley House, London 224

77 Ivory Coach Pass of William Wellesley-Pole 228

78 Stratfield Saye from the Garden 231

79 The Duke of Wellington's Annual Rent Flag 235

80 The Waterloo Shield 236

81 Cartoon of the Duke of Wellington as Master General of the Ordnance 238

82 The Wellington Tower, Kilcooney Abbey 241

83 A Pair of Arthur's Original Leather 'Wellington' Boots 244

84 A Print of Harriet Wilson 246

85 The Great Reform Act of 1832 249

86 The Catholic Emancipation Act 252

87 Contemporary Print of the Duke of Wellington's Duel with Earl Winchelsea 254

88 Portrait of Kitty Wellesley in 1815 255

89 Photograph of Ewhurst Park, near Basingstoke circa 1908 257

90 Medal Commemorating Wellington becoming Chancellor of Oxford University 260

91 Replica of the Original Rocket 262

92 Painting of the Waterloo Gallery at Apsley House as it looked in 1852 265

93 Cartoon Depicting Arthur Acting in All the Posts of Government 267

94 Piece of Cake from Queen Victoria's Wedding, 10 February 1840 268

95 Colza Lamp at Stratfield Saye 272

96 Arthur with Four of his Grandchildren at Stratfield Saye 275

97 Wellington's Breguet Pocket Watch with a Portrait of Marianne Patterson Within 278

98 Death Mask of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington 282

99 An Invitation for Mrs Passmore to Attend the Duke of Wellington's Funeral at St Paul's 285

100 Pub Sign for The Duke of Wellington 289

Index 293

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