C. Wright
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2011
9780230252301
Wellington's Men in Australia
Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2011
ISBN13: 9780230252301
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230252301
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Series Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 'Emigration is a matter of necessity': the Aftermath of the Peninsular War 'They make Ancestry': Peninsular War 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 and Magistrates 'In the midst of the Goths': the Artistic and Literary Legacy of Veterans 'To pave the way for the free settler': British Soldiers on the Frontier Conclusion Appendix 1: Database of influential British army officers in the Australian colonies who were veterans of the Peninsular War, and their cohort Appendix 2: Colonial careers of Peninsular War veterans, and their cohort Select Bibliography