Origin of HMS Iron Duke

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[danb]

My dad served on the Iron Duke frigate

[sethlarose]

In Kingston Ontario🇨🇦, there is a Wellington Street and on it is a pub called The Iron Duke.

[TrevorTrottier]

The term "the iron duke" comes from his cast iron shutters he has put on his house and a rag newspaper running with it.

[billder]

poor Wellington, wasn’t a very good politician bless him

[aaronpaul]

Thinking wellington defeated napoleon is the most english thing out there.