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Iron Duke

noun

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852). Synonyms: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, First Duke of Wellington, Wellington.

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... with an army of ten thousand men to punish the offenders and to wipe out all traces of Calvinism. Alva was a soldier who had distinguished himself on many a field against the Turks and against France. His character is sufficiently indicated by the title "the iron duke" given him by those who knew him best. He had no faith in diplomacy or concession. For him martial law was the only means of reducing rebels to subjection. The Duchess of Parma, unwilling to share the responsibility of government with such an associate, petitioned for her recall, and the Duke ...

— History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French • Rev. James MacCaffrey

... would not be sufficient to subdue the Castiles—with the people against it," was Peterborough's remark, and our Iron Duke never despaired "while the country was with him." He bore with the generals and the Juntas of the upper classes, in spite of his indignation against them, and, "cheered by the people's support," as Napier says, carried ...

— Spanish Life in Town and Country • L. Higgin and Eugene E. Street

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