The Remote Garrison: The British Army in Australia, 1788-1870The sotry of British soldiers in Australia from the arrival of the first Fleet to the departure of the last regiment in 1870. |
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
Macquaries Regiments | 25 |
The Worst Country for a Soldier | 44 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Remote Garrison: The British Army in Australia, 1788-1870 |
| Author | Peter Stanley |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Kangaroo Press, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Sep 8, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0864170912, 9780864170910 |
| Length | 96 pages |
| Subjects | › Political Science / General |
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