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Wellington's Men in Australia: Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40 (War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850)
Wellington's Men in Australia Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c182040 - War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
Author: Christine Wright
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.
ISBN-13: 9780230252301
ISBN-10: 0230252303
Publication Date: 6/7/2011
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Book Type: Hardcover
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