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In Wellington's Boots

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In 1808 a British expeditionary force under the young
Arthur Wellesley landed in Portugal to tackle the invading French. Some 176 years later a rather smaller British force - consisting mainly of David Bean - made the same trip for rather different reasons. BBC Manchester

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Arthur Wellesley
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David Bean
Source: Radio Times

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