Sir Arthur
Who can tell me what kind of person Sir Arthur Wellsley(The Duke of Wellington) really was?
I'm looking at anything which can give me true picture of the man as a military tactician and as a human being. The books give me the standard outlook of his military life and family, but what i really want is the interesting stuff i.e. Was he really the emotionless man he's portrayed as in books and films? How much respect did he have for enemy commanders and Napoleon himself? Did he have any skeletons in the closet not many historians know about?(if that's possible!) Are there any quirky anecdotes which would be interesting enough to convince teenagers and young adults to read my work on the him and the Penninsular War?
All your answers are a big help and a majority of the info i didn't know, i only wish others out there had the same passion for Wellington and that era as much as myself. It wouldn't be fair of me to choose a best answer so i'll put it to a vote. Thanks for everything.
I think that you can get a feel of what a person is like from their quotes. Here is a link to Wellington's quotes page. I don't usually recommend Wikipedia, but there is some interesting stuff on the second link. Also another link which I find interesting>
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