Wellingtons Men In Australia Peninsular War Veterans And The Making Of Empire C 182040

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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"--

subjects: HISTORY / Social History,  HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain,  Immigrants,  British,  HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century,  HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand,  Emigration and immigration,  Peninsular War, 1807-1814,  Veterans,  History,  British, australia,  Australia, emigration and immigration