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

[NT 42944] Record Type:	[NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
[NT 47348] Title Information:	Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c.1820-40
[NT 47261] Author:	WrightChristine, 1948-
[NT 47351] Place of Publication:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York
[NT 47263] Published:	Palgrave Macmillan;
[NT 47352] Year of Publication:	c2011
[NT 47264] Description:	1 online resource (vii, 243 p.)
[NT 47298] Series:	War, culture and society, 1750-1850
[NT 47266] Subject:	British - History - Australia - 19th century. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - Veterans - Great Britain. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Immigrants - History - Australia - 19th century. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	History. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Social Science. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Political Science. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	HISTORY - Australia & New Zealand. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	HISTORY - Great Britain. - Europe -
[NT 47266] Subject:	HISTORY - Modern -
[NT 47266] Subject:	HISTORY - Social History. -
[NT 51458] Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230306035An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
[NT 47265] Notes:	Description based on print version record.
[NT 51398] Summary:	"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.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9780230306035electronic bk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	0230306039electronic bk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	hbk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	hbk.
[NT 60779] Content Note:	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.

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

Wellington's men in Australia : Peninsular War veterans and the making of empire c.1820-40 / Christine Wright. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011. - 1 online resource (vii, 243 p.). - (War, culture and society, 1750-1850).
Introduction: 'war was our trade'.
Description based on print version record..
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-238) and index..
ISBN 9780230306035ISBN 0230306039
BritishPeninsular War, 1807-1814ImmigrantsHistory.Social Science.Political Science.HISTORYHISTORYHISTORYHISTORY -- History -- Veterans -- History -- Australia & New Zealand. -- Great Britain. -- Modern -- Social History. -- Australia -- Great Britain. -- Australia -- Europe -- 19th century. -- 19th century.

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