Wellington

A Personal History

By: Christopher Hibbert

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Paperback | 1 June 1999 | Edition Number 1

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A brilliant general, remembered most for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, Wellington was also a politician of commanding presence. Elected Prime Minister in 1827, he was an influential adviser to kings and queens, and became deeply involved in all the major scandals of the time, delighting in mixing himself up in other people's affairs. Celebrated for his sardonic humor and savage rages which alternated with irresistible charm, he concealed a deep humanity behind a veneer of aloofness that gained him the sobriquet, "the Iron Duke." Filled with fresh insights on aspects of Wellington's life and character, Christopher Hibbert has shown once again why he is one of our finest popular historians.

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Illustrations	p. vii
Author's Note and Acknowledgements	p. xi
1769-1815	p. 1
Eton, Dublin and Angers 1769-87	p. 3
An Officer in the 33rd 1787-93	p. 9
The First Campaign 1794-5	p. 13
A Voyage to India 1796-8	p. 17
The Tiger of Mysore 1799	p. 23
The Governor of Mysore 1799	p. 30
The Sultan's Palace 1800-1	p. 36
Assaye 1802-5	p. 41
Return to London 1805-6	p. 47
Kitty Pakenham 1790-1806	p. 54
Ireland and Denmark 1806-7	p. 58
Portugal 1808	p. 66
Board of Enquiry 1808	p. 77
Across the Douro 1809	p. 82
'A Whole Host of Marshals' 1809 - 10	p. 92
From Bussaco to El Bodon 1810-11	p. 101
Life at Headquarters 1810-12	p. 108
Badajoz, Salamanca and Madrid 1812	p. 117
Retreat to Portugal 1812	p. 126
From Vitoria to the Frontier 1812-13	p. 133
St Jean De Luz 1813	p. 144
In London Again 1814	p. 151
Paris and Vienna 1814-15	p. 160
Brussels 1815	p. 167
Waterloo 1815	p. 174
1815-52	p. 187
The Ambassador 1815	p. 189
Cambrai and Vitry 1815-18	p. 202
Stratfield Saye 1818-20	p. 213
King George IV and Queen Caroline 1820-1	p. 220
Husband and Wife 1821	p. 226
Vienna and Verona 1822-4	p. 241
St Petersburg and the Northern Counties 1825 - 7	p. 251
The Prime Minister 1828-9	p. 264
Battersea Fields and Scotland Yard	p. 273
The Death of the King 1829-30	p. 278
Riots and Repression 1830-2	p. 287
A Bogy to the Mob 1832	p. 296
Oxford University and Apsley House 1832-4	p. 306
Lady Friends 1834	p. 313
The Foreign Secretary 1834-6	p. 319
Portraits and Painters 1830-50	p. 326
Life at Walmer Castle 1830-50	p. 338
The Young Queen 1837-9	p. 348
Grand Old Man 1839-50	p. 357
The Horse Guards and the House of Lords 1842-50	p. 367
Hyde Park Corner 1845-6	p. 373
Disturbers of the Peace 1846-51	p. 378
Growing Old 1850-1	p. 385
Last Days 1851-2	p. 394
The Way to St Paul's 1852	p. 399
References	p. 405
Sources	p. 426
Index	p. 439
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