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Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington 1831-1851
Philip Henry, 5th Earl of Stanhope
Stanhope, himself was no mean scholar, and a champion for the arts being a driving force behind the National Gallery in London.
The text contains many insights into how Wellington viewed the world, his allies, and enemies, both political and on the field of battle. The anecdotes feature no less persons than the arch-schemer Prince Talleyrand, Prince Metternich, Field Marshal Blücher, Generals Gneisenau, Picton and Alava, the Royal families of Great Britain and France, Austria, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Castelreagh et al.
Of particular interest are his views on the campaigns that made him famous and particularly of Napoleon; just to quote one example of the text
'I have heard, Sir, from military men that Napoleon's campaign to defend Paris was one of his most skilful?—"Excellent—quite excellent. The study of it has given me a greater idea of his genius than any other. Had he continued that system a little while longer, it is my opinion that he would have saved Paris. But he wanted patience—he did not see the necessity of adhering to defensive warfare.'
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Author – Philip Henry, 5th Earl Stanhope (30 January 1805 – 24 December 1875)
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