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

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Wellington's men in Australia/ Christine Wright.
其他題名:	Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c.1820-40 /
作者:	Wright, Christine,
出版者:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan, : c2011.,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (vii, 243 p.)
標題:	British - History - 19th century. - Australia -
標題:	Australia - Military policy. -
電子資源:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
ISBN:	9780230306035 (electronic bk.)

Wellington's men in Australia = Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c.1820-40 /
Wright, Christine,1948-

Wellington's men in AustraliaPeninsular War veterans and the making of empire c.1820-40 /[electronic resource] :Christine Wright. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;Palgrave Macmillan,c2011. - 1 online resource (vii, 243 p.) - War, culture and society, 1750-1850. - War, culture and society, 1750-1850..

Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-238) and index.

Introduction: 'war was our trade' -- 'Emigration is a matter of necessity': the aftermath of the Peninsular War -- 'They make Ancestry': 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 -- 'In the midst of the Goths': the artistic, literary and cultural legacy of veterans -- 'To pave the way for the free settler': British soldiers on the frontier -- Conclusion.

"During the Peninsular War, the latter part of the Napoleonic wars fought in Spain and Portugal between 1808-1814, many men were commissioned as officers, usually without purchase, into the British army and, at war's end, these men found themselves desperately looking for something to do. Peninsular War veterans, and their cohort, found New South Wales ideal: it was opening up for free emigrants, British army officers could obtain land grants, and they could obtain cheap convict labour to work the land. Christine Wright explores how these particular veterans had a profound impact on New South Wales (and other Australian colonies) at a time of expanded growth: how they were the nucleus of colonial power structures, that their social networks influenced the pattern of settlement, they had the latest technical skills in medicine, surveying, mapmaking and engineering and, more astonishingly, that they played a crucial role in the development of colonial art and literature"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780230306035 (electronic bk.)

Source: 409941Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

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British
--History--Australia--19th century.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

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Australia
--Military policy.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DU122.B7 / W75 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.82/109409034

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