Search Results - "Napoleonic Wars"
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‘A mí, estos pleitos no me interesan’: Carlos Saura’s Llanto por un bandido and banditry in the ominous decade
Published 2017“…This, combined with the fact that the incorporation of outlaws into militia resistance was a common feature of the Napoleonic wars, produces a very complex backdrop for the film. …”
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French exploration and intentions with regard to the west coast of Australia 1772–1829
Published 2008“…By adding knowledge of a largely unknown part of the continent to the world at large, the French hoped to restore national pride after their humiliating loss at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, which effectively ended the Napoleonic Wars. The corollary is that the rivalry factor, often put forward by historians as the reason for British annexation of Western Australia in 1829, is shown to be of little value against the other three factors.…”
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An edition of the daybook of John Reddish, 1780-1805
Published 1979“…The collection also demonstrates the change in the pattern of life in the rural community through the enclosure acts, the early industrial revolution and the Napoleonic wars, To establish the status of the family within the community some investigation of education and literacy has been necessary. …”
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