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Britain and Wellington's army : recruitment, society and tradition, 1807-15
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Britain and Wellington's army : recruitment, society and tradition, 1807-15

Author: Kevin Linch
Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series: War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
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Britain was France's most implacable enemy during the Napoleonic Wars yet was able to resist the need for conscription to fill the ranks of its army and sustain Wellington's campaigns in Portugal and  Read more...

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Named Person: Arthur Wellesley Wellington, Duke of
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kevin Linch
ISBN: 9780230273054 023027305X 1992390401 9781992390409
OCLC Number: 709890482
Description: xii, 218 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Contents: List of Maps and Tables Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction Britain's Struggle with France Ballots and Bounties: The Politics of Recruitment Patterns of Recruitment: The Regional Response Making Soldiers The British Government and its Armies The Legacy of the Peninsular War Conclusion: Britain and Wellington's Army Appendix: Inspection Returns Sampled from UKNA, WO27 Notes Bibliography
Series Title: War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
Responsibility: Kevin Linch.

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