| Administrative History | Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 - 14 September 1852), was a British soldier and statesman, a native of Ireland, from the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. Famous for winning the Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815.
P.S. Fraser appears to have been a bookseller or publisher in Edinburgh. |