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 Death Announcements 1845-1854

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Surname  Wellesley    
First names  Arthur    
Rank / occupation  Duke of Wellington & Prime Minister & Field Marshal    
Death date  14 Sept 1852    
Place of death  Walmer Castle    
Source  Gentleman's Magazine    
Date  Oct 1852    
Page number  413    
Detail  [Pages 413-424. Born 1 May 1769 (or more probably in March, as baptised in Dublin on the 30 April) at Dangan Castle, co. Meath, 3rd son of Garret 2nd Earl of Mornington by Anne, eldest dau. of Arthur Hill, Viscount Dungannon. Ensign 73rd Foot, 1787. Landed at Calcutta, Feb. 1797 with the 33rd Foot. Transferred from Bengal to Madras, Sept. 1798. Fighting against Tippoo Sultan. Was briefly in command at Trincomalee, soon left for Bombay. As a Lieut.-General against great odds won Battle of Assaye, 1803 against the Mahrattas. Embarked for England, March 1805]    
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