High on the list of the greatest defensive tacticians in military history, Wellington's eye for ground and terrain was unmatched in his lifetime.
His campaigns in the Peninsular war were masterpieces of diplomacy, strategy and logistics.
During the Waterloo campaign his melding of a disparate army, dealing with a troublesome and half mad ally (Prussian commander Blucher insisted that he was pregnant with an elephant by one of Napoleon's Grenadiers)eye for ground, and sense of timing and psychology resulted in one of the most memorable and important victories in history.
