The Duke of Wellington: Difference between revisions

* [[Appropriated Appellation]]: Kind of; the name "Iron Duke" was an insulting one given to him years later by parliamentary reformists for the shutters on his windows, but is usually misremembered as describing him as a [[Badass]] on the battlefield. [[Insult Backfire]]?

* [[Badass]]: He never lost a battle. Never. And fought only one with superior numbers (Vitoria).

* [[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.