Wellington’s Men in Australia

1. Introduction: ‘war was our trade’
Christine Wright

2. ‘emigration is a matter of necessity’: The aftermath of the Peninsular War
Christine Wright

3. ‘they make Ancestry’: Veterans as Officers and Gentlemen
Christine Wright

4. ‘we are in sight of each other’: The Social Networks of Veterans
Christine Wright

5. ‘attached to the Protestant succession’: The Religious Influence of Veterans
Christine Wright

6. ‘an art which owes its perfection to War’: Skills of Veterans
Christine Wright

7. ‘with all the authority of Eastern despots’: Veterans as Men of Authority
Christine Wright

8. ‘in the midst of the Goths’: The Artistic, Literary and Cultural Legacy of Veterans
Christine Wright

9. ‘to pave the way for the free settler’: British Soldiers on the Frontier
Christine Wright

10. Conclusion
Christine Wright

Keywords: History, World History, Global and Transnational History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Australasian History, Modern History