Wellington or Blucher? Who defeated Napoleon
Wellington or Blucher? Who defeated Napoleon
The last to defeat the French emperor on the battlefield were Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, 73-year-old Prussian field marshal and Napoleon's 46-year-old 1st Duke Wellington, British field marshal Arthur Wellesley.
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@Maggie Scott I didn’t say you did of course, just highlighting how myths build up, particularly when the schisms still exist. Popularist and Nationalist politicians seem perfectly happy with myth rather than real history when it suits their agendas. Because of the establishment of Eire and the nationalist agenda in history, the Anglo-Irish voice is largely lost in the noise. Anti-establishment movements tend to be very vocal, the establishment itself is more reactionary. Wellington’s support for Catholic emancipation was well documented. At first sight this may have put him at odds with hard line Protestants in Ireland. This may be a factor in him apparently not ‘playing the Anglo-Irish card’?