One of my favourite anecdotes concerns the 2nd Duke of Wellington, the son of he mentioned above.
He was visiting America on a while the American Civil War was taking place. While having a conversation with a Southern General the Southern General turns to the 2nd Duke of Wellington and says "So, I hear your father was a military man too?".
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Date: 2008-10-14 09:21 am (UTC)He was visiting America on a while the American Civil War was taking place. While having a conversation with a Southern General the Southern General turns to the 2nd Duke of Wellington and says "So, I hear your father was a military man too?".
I thought it was pretty funny.