Author : C. Wright
Release : 2011-04-28
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 039/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wellington's Men in Australia by : C. Wright
Download or read book Wellington's Men in Australia written by C. Wright. This book was released on 2011-04-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.