1815年6月,威灵顿公爵统率反法联军在滑铁卢大败拿破仑军队,因此声名大噪。但他回到英国后并没有因此而自恃功高,仍旧谦恭待人。长久以来,他就想买下家旁边的一块空地,于是他让部下去跟地主商议买卖事宜。由于地主正好缺钱,加上知道买主是赫赫有名的威灵顿公爵,买卖很快就成交 In June 1815, the Duke of Wellington led the anti-French coalition forces to defeat the Napoleonic army in Waterloo, making it famous. However, he returned to the United Kingdom and did not therefore relied on his own merits, still humbly treated. For a long time, he wanted to buy a piece of open space next to his home, so he let the ministry to discuss with the landlord the sale. As the landlords just lack of money, coupled with knowing the buyer is the well-known Duke of Wellington, the sale is traded soon