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The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington
A man recorded by the ±«Óãtv shares his memories of the funeral of the Duke of Wellington in 1852. The Duke was given a state funeral after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815.
A man recorded by the ±«Óãtv shares his memories of the funeral of the Duke of Wellington in 1852. The Duke was given a state funeral after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. The British General was credited with preventing Napoleon Bonaparte from establishing a European empire. Frederick Mead was just five when he went with his parents to watch the funeral procession go by.
PICTURE: The Duke of Wellington. Oil on canvas (photo by Imagno/Getty Images)
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