Famous As: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1828 - 1830, 1834)
Born On: 1769
Died On: 1852
Born In: Dublin, Ireland
Died At Age: 83
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British soldier and statesman. He was one of the most important military and political leaders of the 19th-century Britain, and twice served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. By defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815), he became one of Britain's top military heroes. In a 2002 BBC poll of 100 greatest Britons, he was at number 15. He was born in Dublin into a aristocratic protestant family and served in the British Army in British India and in the Napoleonic Wars. Wellesley was one of the important figures in the House of Lords. Here is a compilation of some interesting Arthur Wellesley quotes on art, battle, Great Britain, race, army, Waterloo, etc.
I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional poets, I mean there never existed a more worthless set than Byron and his friends for example.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won.
