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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 C. Wright
Wellington's Men in Australia: Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40 - War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
C. 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.
256 pages, 1, 1 black & white tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 28, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230252301 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 243 |
| Dimensions | 148 × 223 × 20 mm · 498 g |