Cover Image

Wellington's Men in Australia : Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c. 1820-40 /

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 tra...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Christine (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
Subjects:
History.
Australasian History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Modern History.
Social History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History, Modern.
Imperialism.
Social history.
World history.
Great Britain > History.
Islands of the Pacific > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 243 pages)
ISBN:9780230306035
DOI:10.1057/9780230306035