A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815Cotton, Edward
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A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815
Cotton, Edward
Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
Sword from the prince regent of
Portugal 26th October, 1811.
Created by the regency of Spain a
Grandé, with the title of Duque
de Ciudad-Rodrigo January, 1812.
Thanks of parliament for Ciudad-Rodrigo 10th February, 1812.
Advanced in the British peerage by
the title of Earl Wellington 18th February, 1812.
Voted 2,000_l._ per annum in addition 21st February, 1812.
Thanks of parliament for Badajoz 27th April, 1812.
The order of the Golden Fleece conferred
by the regency of Spain July, 1812.
Appointed Generalissimo of the
Spanish armies 12th August, 1812.
Advanced in the British peerage by
the title of Marquis of Wellington. 18th August, 1812.
Advanced by the regent of Portugal
to the title of Marquez de
Torres-Vedras 12th September, 1812.
Thanks of parliament for Salamanca. 3d December, 1812.
A grant of 100,000_l._ from parliament,
to be laid out in the purchase of
lands as a reward for his services. 7th December, 1812.
Advanced by the regent of Portugal
to the title of Duque da Victoria. 18th December, 1812.
Elected a Knight of the Garter 4th March, 1813.
Thanks of parliament for the battle
of Vittoria 8th July, 1813.
The regency of Spain, on the proposition
of the Cortes, offers to
bestow on the Duque de Ciudad-Rodrigo
the estate of Soto-de-Roma,
in Granada 22d July, 1813.
Thanks of parliament for San-Sebastian
and the operations subsequent
to Vittoria 8th October, 1813.
The prince Regent grants permission
to the Marquis of Wellington to
accept and wear the insignia of
Grand-Cross of the following orders:
Imperial and Royal Austrian
Military order of Maria-Theresa;
Imperial Russian Military order of
St.-George;
Royal Prussian Military order
of the Black Eagle;
Royal Swedish Military order
of the Sword 4th March, 1814.
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