Historedia
Person

Arthur Wellesley

Events
3
Episodes
10
Years
1803–1809

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Arthur Wellesley, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Second Anglo-Maratha War opens: Delhi, Assaye and Orissa

    1803

    Role: Major General

    1. 11 September 1803 · DelhiBattle of Delhi

      British troops under General Lake defeated Maratha forces under General Louis Bourquin near Delhi on 11 September 1803.

    2. 23 September 1803 · AssayeBattle of Assaye

      Major General Arthur Wellesley's outnumbered British army defeated Maratha forces near Assaye on 23 September 1803.

    3. October 1803 · OrissaOccupation of Orissa

      British forces occupied Orissa in October 1803 following the outbreak of hostilities in the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

  2. Peninsular War 1808: Roliça, Vimeiro, Tudela, Napoleon in Spain and the second siege of Zaragoza

    1808

    Role: British Commander

    1. 17 August 1808 · Village of RoliçaBattle of Roliça

      Wellesley defeated Delaborde's outnumbered French division near Roliça, marking the first British battle of the Peninsular War.

    2. 21 August 1808 · Village of VimeiroBattle of Vimeiro

      Wellesley defeated Junot's main French force near Vimeiro, following the victory at Roliça.

    3. 23 November 1808 · TudelaBattle of Tudela

      French Marshal Lannes defeated a Spanish army under General Castaños at Tudela.

    4. 4 December 1808 · MadridCapture of Madrid

      After defeating a Spanish army at Somosierra, Napoleon's vanguard arrived before Madrid on 1 December 1808; the city capitulated on 4 December.

    5. 20 December 1808 · ZaragozaSecond Siege of Zaragoza

      The second siege of Zaragoza commenced in December 1808, following the first siege's failure.

  3. Second Battle of Porto: Wellesley drives Soult from Porto

    1809

    Role: Commander of the Anglo-Portuguese Army

    1. 10-11 May 1809 · Grijó, PortugalBattle of Grijó

      Wellesley's Anglo-Portuguese army defeated Soult's French forces on 10 May 1809, setting the stage for the recapture of Porto.

    2. 12 May 1809 · Porto, PortugalSecond Battle of Porto

      On 12 May 1809, Wellesley executed a surprise crossing of the Douro River to retake Porto from Soult's French troops.

Sources

  1. Battle of Assaye Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  2. Battle of Roliça Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
  3. Battle of Vimeiro Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  4. Second Battle of Porto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23
  5. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30