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* [[Badass]]: He never lost a battle. Never. And fought only one with superior numbers (Vitoria).
** He even [[Princess Bride|got involved in a land war in Asia]] and [[Fridge Brilliance|won.]]
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: The Duke of Wellington never said or wrote "publish and be damned" to a blackmailer. [[George Bernard Shaw]] said that he did, though:
{{quote|'''Frank Gardner''': Did you ever hear the story of the Duke of Wellington and his letters?
'''Rev. Samuel Gardner''' ''(Frank's father)'': No, sir; and I don't want to hear it.
'''Frank''': The old Iron Duke didn't throw away fifty pounds: not he. He just wrote: "Dear Jenny: publish and be damned! Yours affectionately, Wellington." Thats what you should have done.
|''[[Mrs. Warren's Profession]]'', act 1}}
* [[Blue Blood]]: The Duke was a complete snob when it came to the lower orders. Was once quoted as saying "I'd rather have talent with a title, than talent without."
* [[Boring but Practical]]: Was never the most flashy or unpredictable of Generals but he stuck with what worked and was a superb logistics commander, this being one of his major advantages over his Napoleonic rivals.
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