This man lost one position shortly after Lord Melborune's insensitive response to the Captain Swing riots. This leader was the namesake of a tune that would become "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" after winning the Battle of Vittoria, from the same war where he built defensive fortifications for a reverse-siege at Torres Vedras. When this man was blackmailed by the publisher of the memoirs of his mistress Harriette Wilson, he retorted "Publish and be damned!" He won the Ba
This man lost one position shortly after Lord Melborune's insensitive response to the Captain Swing riots. This leader was the namesake of a tune that would become "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" after winning the Battle of Vittoria, from the same war where he built defensive fortifications for a reverse-siege at Torres Vedras. When this man was blackmailed by the publisher of the memoirs of his mistress Harriette Wilson, he retorted "Publish and be damned!" He won the Battle of Salamanca during the Peninsular Campaign, and won another battle with the aid of Gerhard von Blucher. For 10 points, name this British war hero who ended Napoleon's Hundred Days with his victory at Waterloo.
This man lost one position shortly after Lord Melborune's insensitive response to the Captain Swing riots.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington