Wellington's Men in Australia
Author: C. Wright
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011-04-28
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 0230306039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn 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.