Old Travel Blog Photograph Duke Of Wellington Statue Falkirk Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Duke Of Wellington Statue on Newmarket Street in Falkirk, Scotland. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, born 1 May 1769, died 14 September 1852, was an Anglo Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th century Britain. His defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes. After the end of his active military career, Wellington returned to politics. 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 until his death.



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