In the same period, a single retired general became British prime minister: the Duke of Wellington.
Other notable inductees include Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela.
The school is named after Battle of Waterloo victor, the Duke of Wellington, and seeks to produce future leaders.
Unlike the Duke of Wellington's ceremony, Churchill's took place just six days after he had died following a stroke, aged 90.
Topped with a spectacular lead dome, its crypt is the resting place of Lord Nelson and The Duke of Wellington, among others.
Napoleon lived to see his armies defeated by the Russians, and by the forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo.
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In its hey day the machine, called the Iron Duke, after the Duke of Wellington, was at the centre of the town's economy.
The "Wellie" boot was created in 1817 when the Duke of Wellington asked his shoemaker to create a boot he could wear in battle and with evening clothes.
The statue commemorates Waterloo general Lord Rowland Hill who was born in Hawkstone in 1772 and was second in command to the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo in 1815.
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In 1815, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by a joint British, German and Dutch force under the command of the Duke of Wellington and General Gebhard von Bluecher.
The 17ft (5m) high statue commemorates Waterloo general Lord Rowland Hill who was born in Hawkstone in 1772 and was second in command to the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo in 1815.
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Battersea Park evolved from marshy Battersea Fields where, in 1829, Waterloo hero the Duke of Wellington fought a duel (a popular pastime in London's parks), and is where Britain's first asparagus was grown.
Taking the lead from the prototypical Duke of Wellington, this model of stoic self-control was then rolled out from top to bottom of society.
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