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Britain and Wellington's Army

Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-15

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Authors:
  1. Kevin Linch

    1. School of History, University of Leeds, UK

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Part of the book series: War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 (WCS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 1-13

  3. Britain’s Struggle with France

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 14-34

  4. Ballots and Bounties: The Politics of Recruitment

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 35-55

  5. Patterns of Recruitment: The Regional Response

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 56-82

  6. Making Soldiers

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 83-105

  7. The British Government and Its Armies

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 106-127

  8. The Legacy of the Peninsular War

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 128-147

  9. Conclusion: Britain and Wellington’s Army

    • Kevin Linch
    Pages 148-155

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 156-218
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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 Spain. This new study explains how the men were found to replenish Wellington's army, and the consequences on Britain's government, army and society.

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  • School of History, University of Leeds, UK

    Kevin Linch

About the author

KEVIN LINCH currently holds an Arts and Humanities Research Council Grant on 'Soldiers and Soldiering in Britain, c.1750-1815' , and recent publications include 'A Geography of Loyalism? The Local Military Forces of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1794-1814', in War & Society and 'A Citizen and not a Soldier: The British Volunteer Movement and the War against Napoleon' in Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians: Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790-1820.

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