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

By Christine Wright

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134932194X
• ISBN13: 9781349321940
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"