ðə mˈɑːnjuːmənt wʌz ɪɹˈɛktᵻd tə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt ðə vˈɪktɚɹi ʌv ˈɑːɹθɚ wˈɛlɛsli, fˈɜːst dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən, æt ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn bˈæɾəl ʌv wˈɔːɾɚlˌuː.
The monument was erected to celebrate the victory of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo.