Wellington was only called the Iron Duke after Waterloo. He moved into No.1 London (nice address - it's on Hyde Park Corner) and had iron shutters on his windows. He needed them when people rioted after a failed attempt in politics. They threw stones at his windows and it was only the iron shutters prevented them breaking in.

During the Penninsular Campaign and the fight against Napoleon, he was known as Nosey - and had a dog called that.

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