The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
The Great Wellington.


The great Wellington, "the Iron
Duke" was born May /, 1869, at Dan
gan Castle, Ireland his father was Gar
rett, first Earl of MorningtoI, and his
brother was the Marquis Wellesley. He
completed his military education in the
military college of Anglers, France en-
tered the army in 1887 as an ensign,
and 1893 was Lieutenant Colonel. In
a brief service IN the Netherlands he dis
inguished himself in several repulses Of
the French, and in 1896 went to India,
where he rose rapidly, and made his first
grand success at Assaye, with 1000 men
defeating the combined Mahratta forces,
from 40, 600 to 80, 600 strong; followed
by the victories of Argaum and the great
fort of Gawulghur for these services he
was made X G. B., and received the
thanks of Parliament and the King. In
1905 he returned to Great Britain, OBJ
tanned a seat III 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
an 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 a peer and given pension OF
G.. 900. His next feat was to repulse
the French attacks, September, u, 1910,
at Busaco, and the year after he received
the thanks of Parliament for hberatlng
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 Cindad Rod
rigo, January 10, 1912, he was created n
grandee of Spain, again thanked by Par
lament, 60, 900 of a further pension
given him, and he was advanced to the
peerage with the title of Earl of Wei
lington. In April he took Badaioz and
on July % took Salamanca, one 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 more advanced
in the British peerage by the title of
Marquis of Wellington. Parliament
thanked him again, and 100000 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 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 soldier
of the British forces was created Mar
quis OF Douro and Duke of Wellington
in the British peerage, and received an
additional grant of e1O0, 600 and took
his seat in the House of Lords. When
Napoleon escaped from Elba, Yelling
ton was placed in command of the Brit
ish forces on the Continent. and the two
great antagonists met at Waterloo, with
the result know to all the world. We'll
hngton had command of the army of oc-
cupation, of the request of the allied
sovereigns, from 1916 to 1918, during
which. time there were two attempts
made upon his life. The King of the
Netherlands created him Prince of
Waterloo, Parliament voted him G200,-
600 more. and after various services he
succeeded the Duke of York as Com
mander-in-C Chief of the army, which he
resigned shortly after, on Mr.. Canning
being called to form an administration,
to take it again, and once more resign 1t
when he was called to form an admins
tration. Space viii not permit us to do
more than name these few leading incl
dents in his remarkable career. He re-
tired from public civil life in 1916, and
died at Walmer Castle September IA.
1852. CHICAGO Inter ocean.