The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British history today. The hero of Waterloo, vanquisher of Napoleon – poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson hailed him as the 'last great Englishman'.

Undoubtedly one of Britain’s greatest heroes, Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, is known mainly for his victory ...

Wellington ordered his commanding Royal Engineer, Colonel Sir John Carmichael-Smyth, to prepare a map of the area of Waterloo. It was constructed in 1815 and partly drawn by Major John Sperling RE.

Beef Wellington has been around since the early 1800s, believed to have first been created to celebrate the victory at Waterloo and the man who won the battle, the first Duke of Wellington ...

Wellington took a strong, defensive position, well aware of Napoleon’s genius on the attack. As the sun rose higher in the sky, the Duke and his soldiers braced themselves. But Waterloo remained ...

An often overlooked aspect of the first Duke of Wellington's private life is getting a new look at his London home -- and ...

The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best ... The two meet at Waterloo where the fate of Europe will be decided.

Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815 and Our Boys respectively. The winners emerged from a strong shortlist of authors writing on military history. At the award ceremony the winning authors were given the ...