Wellington A Personal History

Told in Christopher Hibbert's inimitable, highly readable style, this is the story of "The Iron Duke"--the man most remembered for his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo--and a politician of commanding presence.

Christopher Hibbert has written many well-received biographies, including, most recently, Queen Victoria. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Doctor of Letters of Leicester University.

Illustrations	p. vii
Author's Note and Acknowledgements	p. xi
1769-1815	p. 1
Eton, Dublin and Angers 1769-87	p. 3
An Officer in the 33rd 1787-93	p. 9
The First Campaign 1794-5	p. 13
A Voyage to India 1796-8	p. 17
The Tiger of Mysore 1799	p. 23
The Governor of Mysore 1799	p. 30
The Sultan's Palace 1800-1	p. 36
Assaye 1802-5	p. 41
Return to London 1805-6	p. 47
Kitty Pakenham 1790-1806	p. 54
Ireland and Denmark 1806-7	p. 58
Portugal 1808	p. 66
Board of Enquiry 1808	p. 77
Across the Douro 1809	p. 82
'A Whole Host of Marshals' 1809 - 10	p. 92
From Bussaco to El Bodon 1810-11	p. 101
Life at Headquarters 1810-12	p. 108
Badajoz, Salamanca and Madrid 1812	p. 117
Retreat to Portugal 1812	p. 126
From Vitoria to the Frontier 1812-13	p. 133
St Jean De Luz 1813	p. 144
In London Again 1814	p. 151
Paris and Vienna 1814-15	p. 160
Brussels 1815	p. 167
Waterloo 1815	p. 174
1815-52	p. 187
The Ambassador 1815	p. 189
Cambrai and Vitry 1815-18	p. 202
Stratfield Saye 1818-20	p. 213
King George IV and Queen Caroline 1820-1	p. 220
Husband and Wife 1821	p. 226
Vienna and Verona 1822-4	p. 241
St Petersburg and the Northern Counties 1825 - 7	p. 251
The Prime Minister 1828-9	p. 264
Battersea Fields and Scotland Yard	p. 273
The Death of the King 1829-30	p. 278
Riots and Repression 1830-2	p. 287
A Bogy to the Mob 1832	p. 296
Oxford University and Apsley House 1832-4	p. 306
Lady Friends 1834	p. 313
The Foreign Secretary 1834-6	p. 319
Portraits and Painters 1830-50	p. 326
Life at Walmer Castle 1830-50	p. 338
The Young Queen 1837-9	p. 348
Grand Old Man 1839-50	p. 357
The Horse Guards and the House of Lords 1842-50	p. 367
Hyde Park Corner 1845-6	p. 373
Disturbers of the Peace 1846-51	p. 378
Growing Old 1850-1	p. 385
Last Days 1851-2	p. 394
The Way to St Paul's 1852	p. 399
References	p. 405
Sources	p. 426
Index	p. 439
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