Wellington's Men In Australia: Peninsular War Veterans And The Making Of Empire C.1820-40
by Christine Wright /
2011 / English / PDF
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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.
