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OverviewBritain 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: K. LinchPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9780230273054ISBN 10: 023027305 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 26 July 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList 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 BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationKEVIN 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |