Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772 - 1842) was a soldier who served in the Napoleonic Wars as a subordinate to the Duke of Wellington. 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... The Napoleonic Wars are the wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. ...

He was a lieutenant general and second-in-command in later stages of the Peninsular War. Nicknamed "Daddy Hill", he was generally well-liked by his soldiers. It was claimed that he used profanity on only two occasions. Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the Iberian Peninsula with Spanish, Portuguese, and the British forces fighting against the French. ...

At the Battle of Waterloo he commanded one of the two corps. He led the famous charge of Sir Frederick Adam's brigade, towards the end of the battle, against Imperial Guard. For some time it was thought that he had fallen in the melee. He escaped, however, without a wound, and continued with the army in France until its withdrawal in 1818. Battle of Waterloo - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is about a military unit. ... General Sir Frederick Adam, GCB, GCMG (1781-1853) was a Scottish major-general at the Battle of Waterloo, in command of the 3rd (Light) Brigade. ... The Imperial Guard was originally a small group of elite soldiers under the direct command of Napoleon I, but grew considerably over time. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

He succeeded the Duke of Wellington as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1828. 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. ... The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, or just the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), was the professional head of the British Army from 1672 until 1904, when the office was replaced by the Chief of the General Staff, soon to become Chief of the Imperial General Staff. ... Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. ...

Viscount Hill is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that dates to 1842. ...