article_snippet: Arthur Wesley was born in Dublin in early May 1769.
article_snippet: Arthur Wesley studied at Eton before finding Arthur Wesley calling when Arthur Wesley joined the army in 1787.
article_snippet: Arthur Wesley led the British, Portuguese and Spanish forces during the Peninsular War between 1808 and 1814 and eventually forced the French to withdraw from Spain and Portugal.
article_snippet: When Arthur Wesley returned home Arthur Wesley was given the title the Duke of Wellington.
article_snippet: Arthur Wesley later defeated Napoleaon in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo after becoming  commander of the allied armies.
article_snippet: Arthur Wesley held the post of foreign minister, before retiring in 1846.