Title: Wellingtons Men In Australia Peninsular War Veterans And The Making Of Empire C 182040
Description: "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