This man fought a duel with George Finch-Hatton, in which both men aimed wide and reconciled afterwards.
This man fought a duel with George Finch-Hatton, in which both men aimed wide and reconciled afterwards. Earlier in his life, he had served as governor of Seringatam and Mysore, appointments made by his elder brother Richard, the then governor-general of India, and prior to that, he had served as an MP for the rotten borough of Trim in the Irish House of Commons. He married Katty Pakenham, and after his death at Walmer Castle, he would be one of the few men in his country to receive a state burial. He split witht he Tory party over a repeal of the Corn laws and retired from active politics afterwards, though he would remain Commander in Chief of the Forces until his death. Earlier in his life, this man had designed the Lines of Torres Vedras, had defeated Massena at Fuentes de Oñoro and Jourdan at Vitoria. FTP, who was this British pime minister and hero of Waterloo?
This man fought a duel with George Finch-Hatton, in which both men aimed wide and reconciled afterwards.
Arthur {Wellesley }(or first duke of {Wellington})