fapoleon-bonerparte: Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, Richard Cosway Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) was created 1st Duke of Wellington in 1814. This miniature was painted at the outset of the Peninsular War, in which Wellesley commanded the Allied forces against the French. [Source] The man that beat Napoleon. “The only thing I am afraid of is fear”. 
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Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, Richard Cosway

Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) was created 1st Duke of Wellington in 1814. This miniature was painted at the outset of the Peninsular War, in which Wellesley commanded the Allied forces against the French.

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The man that beat Napoleon. “The only thing I am afraid of is fear”. 

life: Not originally published in LIFE. Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration, 1953. (Alfred Eisenstaedt—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) This must have been quite the inauguration! President Eisenhower had a lot on his played as the nation recovered from a costly and bloody war. As a general during that war, Eisenhower had to govern a people bolstered and battered by a decade of war. A people full of hope and zeal for a brand new future - a productive, fruitful, and dominant Americana. 
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Not originally published in LIFE. Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration, 1953.

(Alfred Eisenstaedt—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

This must have been quite the inauguration! President Eisenhower had a lot on his played as the nation recovered from a costly and bloody war. As a general during that war, Eisenhower had to govern a people bolstered and battered by a decade of war. A people full of hope and zeal for a brand new future - a productive, fruitful, and dominant Americana. 

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