On the world stage, there is such a man, who was awarded the rank of marshal by seven countries: England, France, Tsarist Russia, Prussia, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, thwarted the famous Napoleon Bonaparte in the prime of life, and served two consecutive terms as Prime Minister of England in his later years ... The creator of all these legends was the first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley.
The Duke of Wellington on the pound
Although these achievements are brilliant, Arthur Wellesley's journey to fame is extremely bumpy, like a typical history of counterattacks, and the reason why he became a heartthrob in the future.
Arthur Wellesley grew up withdrawn, walking in the lush garden when he had nothing to do, and when he was tired, he casually copied his beloved violin, and in his world there was only music. Even his mother said: If war comes, Arthur will designate him as cannon fodder. In order to cultivate his resolute character, his mother sent him to the military holy place at that time, the Pinherol Military Academy for training, as everyone thought, the personality has not changed much, but the academy has an extra little fresh meat who can play violin music. It was also at this time that his beautiful piano sound finally captured the heart of Kitty Paknam, the "school flower", she liked his quiet artistic atmosphere, and he thanked her for her admiration for him, and at the same time fell into it.
Love is always moisturized
After Arthur Wellesley graduated from the academy, his family helped him choose the artillery in order to avoid him really being cannon fodder on the battlefield, and perhaps his brother could understand the truth that "the most dangerous place is also the safest". Fate sometimes seems to be arranged, and Arthur, who has just entered society, opened the curtain of his legend under this decision...
After less than a year in the artillery, Arthur was transferred for personality reasons, and then moved to the infantry and cavalry to "clock in." Such an unreliable work resume made his girlfriend Kitty Parknan see no hope and eventually left disappointed. (From this point of view, whether ancient or modern, "reality" and "reliability" are the primary issues of marriage, even Arthur Wellesley is not immune.)
As the saying goes, things are extremely opposite, even water, under super high temperature and pressure, will become "ice", not to mention Arthur Wellesley of flesh and blood. He changed, and after the emotional "lamp went out", another lamp lit in Arthur's heart. From then on, his strings will not belong to the violin, but to the battlefield, and the music played will belong to the battlefield!
European battlefield
The fighting spirit aroused by the defeat in the love field prompted him to become a lieutenant adjutant soon after. At the age of 21, he became a member of Parliament for the Trim District, which led to the Irish Parliament and eventually became the mighty Duke of Wellington.
Wellington in high spirits
At the age of 25, Wellington led LinkedIn troops to occupy and rule Mysore, South India, and his military prowess impressed other British commanders, a trait that was enhanced by a series of victories on various European battlefields. At this time, another "military genius" Napoleon actually thought that he was "just an Indian soldier general", but he eventually paid the price for his pride and underestimation of the enemy.
Napoleon
In the subsequent Battle of Waterloo, Wellington faced Napoleon's 73,000 French army with 67,000 troops, and finally defeated the genius military master, this victory can be called the most glorious page in Wellington's military career, the scenery is unique!
It is worth mentioning here that Wellington, as the commander-in-chief of the French army after the victory, resolutely refused to sign a resolution to shoot Napoleon and burn Paris, which may come from the hero's "sympathy". In addition, he actively organized loans to bail out France's finances and promised France to withdraw its troops in three years. In this way, Wellington is even more prestigious in Europe than before. In 1818, at the age of 39, Wellington returned home with 6 foreign-granted commanders' staffs. Since then, Wellington's reputation has rivaled that of the Roman general Scipio the Great who defeated Hannibal, the father of strategy.
God always seemed to favor the "artist", and because Wellington had a huge fan base in the UK, he was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice by George IV and William IV. When he took office, he faced unprecedented challenges, with fierce factional fighting and complicated government affairs within the government. The Catholic Church, the Royal, and the Parliament. Wellington had to try to balance these interests, and made many compromises and concessions, many of which were fraught with opposition. All this stemmed only from his original intention - the strong stability of the country.
Duke of Wellington
It is worth mentioning that Wellington also has a name, called "Iron Duke", which was born during this period. It turned out that Wellington had issued a reform policy for the House of Lords, and at that time many people could not understand Wellington's good intentions, and even some radicals crossed the wall and destroyed the windows of Wellington's house. Wellington had no choice but to replace the shutters with iron, from which the name "Iron Duke" came from.
As the saying goes: Beauty loves heroes. After Wellington became famous, he couldn't avoid dyeing his body with peach.
First love Kitty Paknam also became a family with him, if the story ends here, it will really be like an idol drama. In the end, they did not escape the curse that marriage is the graveyard of love. Busy government affairs made Wellington not give Parknan enough care and warmth (the author should not love from Wellington's later performance analysis), and the two lived apart for a long time. Mental and physical loneliness led him to find his confidante Harriet Arbanot, and after Abbasno's death, Angela and Boutette-Gutz also filled the throne one after another (there are these names that have been recorded, and others who are not registered should be even more numerous, and the "heartthrob" is well deserved!). ）。
(Apsley House)
At the end of the article, follow the "Great Beauty ZG" of "Simulcast": I will introduce you to a tourist attraction, which is a residence in the southeast corner of Hyde Park in Wellington's later years, and the local area named it Apsley House in honor of this hero, which later became a first-class historical building in the UK. [Ratio] [Ratio] [Ratio]
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