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Wellington's men in Australia : Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c. 1820-40
- Title
- Wellington's men in Australia : Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c. 1820-40 / Christine Wright.
- Author
- Wright, Christine, 1948-
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Details
- Description
- vii, 243 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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"--
- Series Statement
- War, culture and society, 1750-1850
- Uniform Title
- War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
- Subjects
- HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
- HISTORY / Social History
- Immigrants > Australia > History > 19th century
- Australia > History > 1788-1900
- British > Australia > History > 19th century
- Australia > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century
- HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814 > Veterans > Great Britain
- Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-238) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: 'war was our trade' -- 'Emigration is a matter of necessity': the aftermath of the Peninsular War -- 'They make Ancestry': veterans as officers and gentlemen -- 'We are in sight of each other': the social networks of veterans -- 'Attached to the Protestant succession': the religious influence of veterans -- 'An art which owes its perfection to war': skills of veterans -- 'With all the authority of European despots': veterans as men of authority -- 'In the midst of the Goths': the artistic, literary and cultural legacy of veterans -- 'To pave the way for the free settler': British soldiers on the frontier -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFD 11-3042
- ISBN
- 9780230252301 (hardback)
- 0230252303 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2011004355
- OCLC
- YBP 2011004355
- Author
- Wright, Christine, 1948-
- Title
- Wellington's men in Australia : Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c. 1820-40 / Christine Wright.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Series
- War, culture and society, 1750-1850War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-238) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 11-3042