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34) In 1808 Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, speaking in Parliament described the navy as "the characteristic and constitutional force of Britain. So Arthur Wellesley, the commander responsible for British military operations in India, ordered that any French officer training local Indians (Marathas to be specific) could receive safe conduct and free passage back to Europe. |
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Arthur Wellesley - British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)