The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-06-08
The Great wellington.

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The great Wellington, "the Iron
Duke" was born May /, 1859, at Dan
gan Castle, Ireland his father wal Gar
rett, first Earl of Mornington, and his
brother was the Marquis Wellesley. he
completed his military education IN the
military college of Anglers, France ; en-
tered the army in 1857 as an ensign,
and 1898 was a Lieutenant Colonel. In
q brief service in the Netherlands he dis
tinguished himself in several repulses Of
the French, and in 1876 went to India,
where he rose rapidly, and made his first
grand success at Assaye, with $500 men
defeating the combined Mahratta forces,
from 40, 600 to so, 900 strong; followed
by the victories of Argaum and the great
fort of Gawulghur /; for these services he
was made Z. @. B., and received the
thanks of Parliament and the King. In
1905 he returned to Great Britain, OBJ
tanned a seat in the House of Commons,
and in April, 1907, was appointed Chief
Secretary of Ireland. In the year fol-
lowing he went to Spain in command OF
nm expedition to drive out from that
peninsula the French forces, and, after
several affairs, defeated Junot in the
battle of Vimicira, and was thanked by
the Commons. He was subsequently
made Marshal General of the Portu-
guese army various combats ensued,
and then the victory of Talavera, where
a desperate struggle took place; he was
again thanked by Parliament, and was
created q peer and given a pension of
Ed, 900. His next feat was to repulse
the French attacks, September, 81, 1910,
at Busaco, and the year after he received
the thanks of Parliament for hberating
Portugal. Spain had next to be cleared
of its invaders, and this duty also fell to
him. For his brilliant services at the
storming of the fortress Of iHaadsRod
rigo, january 10, 1872, he was created a
grandee of Spain, again thanked by Par
lament, GO, 900 of a further pension
| given him. and he was advanced to the
peerage with the title of Earl of We'll
lington. In April he took Badajoz and
on July % took Salamanca, n of his
greatest military triumphs ; for these he
received the Order of the Golden Fleece,
and was made Generalissimo of the
| Spanish armies, was once nor advanced
in the British peerage by the title OF
Marquis of Wellington. Parliament
thanked him again, and E100,0 600 were
laid out in the purchase of lands to be
settled on him and his heirs. He met
his enemies, the French, at Victoria,
under Junot, and added another victory
to his list, and was made a field marshal
of Great Britain, and succeeded In
driving the French out of the peninsula
by the time Napoleon had been persuaded
to sign his abdication. The great soldie,
of the British forces was created Mar
quis of Douro and Duke of Wellington
in the British peerage, and received ar
additional grant of E100, 900 and tooh
his seat in the House of Lords. Wher
Napoleon escaped from Eiba, yelling.
ton was placed in command of the Brit
ish forces on the Continent, and the two
great antagonists met at Waterloo, witt
the result know to all the world. Wei
lington had command of the army of oc
cupation, OF the request of the alliet
sovereigns, from 1915 to 1918, during
which time there were two attempts
made upon his life. The King of tn,
Netherlands created him Prince o
Waterloo, Parliament voted him G200,
900 more, and after various services b,
succeeded the Duke of York as Com
mander-in-Ch ief of the army, which b,
resigned shortly after, on Mr.. Canning
being called to form an administration
to take it again, and once more resign i
when he was called to form an admins
tration. Space will not permit us to d,
more than name these few leading Incl
tired from public civil life in 1916, ant
died at Walmer Castle September IA
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