The 175ft (53m) obelisk was built in 1817 as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington's victory at Waterloo. The three-sided monument, which is clearly visible from the M5, has been fenced off for 13 ...

The National Trust is to spend £1.8m to partially repair a crumbling monument. The 175ft (53m) Wellington Monument in Somerset was built in 1817 as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington's victory ...

General Sir Thomas Picton became a British hero, following his death in 1815 at the Battle of WaterlooA monument ... at Waterloo. He is shown falling in battle, while the Duke of Wellington ...

contains a dozen or more Napoleonic and Wellington relics, loaned by the present possessor of the title of England's great soldier, the hero of Waterloo. With these is hung the painting "1815," by R.

His battle plan was simple. Wellington’s men occupied the outlying farm buildings on both flanks, and the crest of a ridge in the center near the village of Waterloo. To break them, Napoleon ...

Monuments erected in his honor are ... include “It is here that the Battle of Waterloo was won.” Even if Wellington did say ...