It was not ostentation but merit, that won him the supreme
command. His ideals were always high.
"We must get the upper hand," he advised, "and if once we have that, we
shall keep it with ease, and shall certainly succeed."
IMPORTANT DATES IN WELLINGTON'S LIFE
1769. May 1. Arthur Wellesley born.
1785. Attended military school at Angers, France.
1787. Entered British Army as ensign.
1793. Became lieutenant-colonel.
1794. Saw his first active service in Flanders.
1796. Colonel. Sent to India.
1803. Major-general.
1805. Married Charlotte Packenham.
1808. Made lieutenant-general, and sent to command Peninsular War.
1814. Created Duke of Wellington.
1815. Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
1827. Prime minister.
1852. September 14. Died.
GORDON
THE MAN WHO "DISCOVERED" CHINA
The name, Gordon, brings to mind the warrior--perchance the Highland
laddie who with bagpipes fiercely blowing charges down the rocky slope
against the enemy.
"Chinese" Gordon, as one of this warlike clan will be known for all
time, came indeed of a race of warriors, and was born in martial
surroundings; but the man himself was far from being of that stern
stuff that glories in a fight. As boy and man, he was quiet, lovable,
and of intensely religious nature.
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