Today, 173 years ago, on September 14, 1852 (August 1, 1852), the British military and politician Duke of Wellington died. Arthur Wellsley, the First Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, about May 1, 1769-1852 September 14, 1752), Anglo-Irish British military and politician, was recognized as one of the most influential military and political figures of the first half of the 19th century. The Duke of Wellington first joined the British Army as a captain in the rank of a minor, not a few times risen again due to his outstanding performance in the Napoleonic War, and eventually became a British marshal. As a renowned general, people generally referred to Duke of Wellington with another general, Prince Marlborough,