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

    Wellington's Men in Australia by Wright, C.;

    Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40

    Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850;

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      • Publisher's listprice EUR 117.69
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        48 811 Ft (46 487 Ft + 5% VAT)
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    Long description:

    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.

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    Table of Contents:

    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

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