BORN
MAY 1 1769 ENT . AS ENSIGN IN THE 73 REG. 1787 APP. LIEUT. IN THE
76 1788 & CAP. IN THE 58. 1791 MAJOR IN THE 33 1792 LIEUT. COL 1793
& COL. 1795 COM. A DIV. AT THE STORMING OF SERINGAPATAM MAY 4 1799
BATTLE OF CONAGHULL SEP 5 1800 APPOINTED MAJOR GENERAL APRIL 29
1802 BATT. OF ASSAYE SEP. 25 TOOK GAWILGHARBY . STORM DEC. 30 1803
CREAT . KNIGHT OF THE BATH AND CHIEF SECT. FOR IRELAND 1807
DEFEATED THE DANES AT THE BATT. OF KIOGE 1807 APPOINTED LIEUT .
GENERAL APRIL 25 1808 BATT. OF ROLEIA AUG 17 VIMIERA AUG 21 1808
APPOINTED MARSHAL GEN. OF THE PORTUGUESE ARMY MARCH 22 1809
CAPTURED OPORTO MAY 12 . BATT. OF TALAVERA 27 & 28 JULY 1809
CREATED VISCOUNT WELLINGTON AND BARON DOURO AUG. 26 1809 BATT OF
BUZACO SEPT. 27 COIMBRA OCT . 7 1810 FUENTES DE HONOR MAY 5 ALMEIDA
MAY 11 AROYO DEL MOLINA OCT 28 1811 CREATED CONDE VIMIERA & APPOINT
. GEN. IN SPAIN & PORTUGAL 1811 BATT OF CUIDAD RODRIGO JAN . 19
BADAJOS APR. 6 ALMAREZ MAY 19 1812 BATTLE OF SALAMANCA JULY 22
ENTERED MADRID AUG 14 1812 CREATED EARL FEB . 22 AND MARQUIS AUG 12
1812 APPOINTED COL. OF THE HORSE GUARDS BLUE JAN 1 1813 BATTLE OF
VITTORIA JUNE 21 1813 CREAT . K . G . APP . FIELD MARSHALL OF THE
BRITISH ARMY JUNE 21 1813 BATT. OF THE PYRENEES JULY 28 AND AUG . 2
S . SEBASTIEN SEP . 9 1813 BIDASSOA OCT & PAMPELUNA OCT 31 NIVALLE
NOV 10 1813 NIEVE DEC 9 TO 13 1813 ORTHES FEB 27 TOULOUSE APR 10
1814 CREATED MARQUIS OF DOURO & DUKE OF WELLINGTON MAY 3 TOOK HIS
SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS JUNE 28 1814 BATTLE OF WATERLOO JUNE 18
ENT. PARIS JULY 7 1815 CREATED PRINCE OF WATERLOO JULY 18 1815
GENERALISSIMO OF THE ALLIED ARMIES 1815 & MASTER OF THE ORDNANCE
GOV. OF PLYMOUTH OCT . 9 1819
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