Wellington's Men in Australia: Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40 (War, Culture and Society, 1750 -1850)

by C Wright

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An exploration of the little-known yet historically important emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion, particularly in new south Wales with its transition from a convict colony to a free society.
  • ISBN13 9780230252301
  • Publish Date 28 April 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 243
  • Language English