Wellington's Men in Australia : Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40 (War, Culture and Society, 1750 –1850)

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.