TWO PAGE LETTER DATED 2nd FEBRUARY 1829 HAND WRITTEN IN THE THIRD PERSON BY………….. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. (1 May 1769 14 September 1852). Soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. Serving twice as Prime Minister. His victory against Napoleon. At the Battle of Waterloo. In 1815 puts him in the first rank of Britain’s military heroes. Wellesley was born in Dublin. Into the Protestant Ascendancy. He was commissioned as an ensign. In the British Army. In 1787, serving in Ireland as aide-de-camp. To two successive Lords Lieutenant of Ireland. He was also elected as a Member of Parliament. In the Irish House of Commons. He was a colonel by 1796, and saw action in the Netherlands. And in India, where he fought in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. At the Battle of Seringapatam. He was appointed governor of Seringapatam. In 1799 and, as a newly appointed major-general, won a decisive victory over the Maratha Confederacy. At the Battle of Assaye. Wellesley rose to prominence as a general during the Peninsular campaign. Of the Napoleonic Wars. And was promoted to the rank of field marshal. After leading the allied forces to victory against the French Empire. At the Battle of Vitoria. S exile in 1814, he served as the ambassador to France. And was granted a dukedom. During the Hundred Days. In 1815, he commanded the allied. Army which, together with a Prussian army. Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Wellington’s battle record. Is exemplary; he ultimately participated in some 60 battles during the course of his military career. Wellington is famous for his adaptive defensive style of warfare, resulting in several victories against numerically superior forces while minimising his own losses. He is regarded as one of the greatest defensive commanders of all time, and many of his tactics and battle plans are still studied in military academies around the world. He was twice British prime minister. As part of the Tory. Party: from 1828 to 1830, and for a little less than a month in 1834. He oversaw the passage of the Catholic Relief Act 1829. But opposed the Reform Act 1832. He continued as one of the leading figures in the House of Lords. Until his retirement and remained Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. A SIGN OF THE TIMES. WE HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTOGRAPH BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSAL AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORs CLUB. RD177 , AFTAL DEALER #022. HAS A CODE OF ETHICAL STANDARDS & BY-LAWS THAT WE ABIDE BY AND ALL OF OUR ITEMS ARE ISSUED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WHICH IS YOUR LIFETIME GUARANTEE. ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE AUTHENTIC SIGNED ITEMS!!! WE DO NOT SELL COPIES , FACSIMILES OR PRE-PRINTS. CHEQUES ARE ONLY ACCEPTABLE WHEN DRAWN ON BRITISH BANKS IN POUNDS STERLING. See our other items. The item “DUKE OF WELLINGTON BATTLE OF WATERLOO VICTOR & PM 2 PAGE HAND WRITTEN LETTER” is in sale since Thursday, March 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Autographs\Certified Original Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “asignofthetimes2″ and is located in OLDHAM. This item can be shipped worldwide.