Wellington's men in Australia : Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c.1820-40 / Christine Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Christine, 1948-

Series:

War, culure and society, 1750-1850.

War, culure and society, 1750-1850

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British--Australia--History--19th century.

British.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Veterans--Great Britain.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Immigrants.

History.

Emigration and immigration.

Australia--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

Australia.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Immigrants--Australia--History--19th century.

Australia--History--1788-1900.

Physical Description:

vii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230252301

0230252303

OCLC:

701242531