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The
British Army in the West Indies
Society
and the Military in the Revolutionary Age
by Roger Norman
Buckley
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This social and political history depicts a military community
being shaped and defined in an era of revolutionary change: the
French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars at the end of the 18th
century. Within the framework of war and society, Roger Buckley
gives us a detailed picture of the British West Indies army in
the Caribbean theater, especially the manner in which the
garrison affected, and was itself affected by, the Caribbean
social, political, and economic landscape.
This first examination of the community of the British Army in
the West Indies draws on archives in Europe, North America, and
the West Indies, archaeological evidence from West Indian
military sites, and previously unpublished contemporary drawings
of garrison life. Buckley expands the scope of military history
to encompass the complex linkages of the diverse military
population to the surrounding environment and society. He draws
comparisons with French, Dutch, and Danish colonial military
experiences and surveys a broad range of hitherto little-studied
aspects of garrison life--from the topographical and ecological
bases of colonial warfare, to military justice, to army women and
children, to deviant sexual behavior, to the military as an agent
of social reform.
With an expanded focus and rich archival resources, Buckley
builds a detailed, sophisticated, and colorful picture of an
imperial military community in a hostile colonial environment
defending Britain's vital Atlantic economy in the late 18th
century.
Roger Norman Buckley, professor of history at
the University of Connecticut, Storrs, is the author of Slaves
in Red Coats and the editor of Haitian Journal of
Lieutenant Howard; York Hussars, 1796-1798; Napoleonic War
Journal of Captain Thomas Henry Browne, 1807-1816 (all
nonfiction); Congo Jack: A Novel; and numerous articles
and essays dealing with the military in the Caribbean.
1998. 448
pp. 6 X 9.
35
illustrations, 1 map, 12 tables, 4 graphs, bibliography,
index.
ISBN
0-8130-1604-5
Cloth, $55.00s
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"Highly impressive. . . . A significant addition to the all-too-limited literature on the military history of the West Indies and indeed on the broader social history of the islands. . . . Perhaps for many years to come, this book will stand as the authoritative work in its field."--
Journal of Military History
"...
ambitious in its scope and pulls together an impressive variety of sources. Likely to win its author the gratitude of future scholars for the avenues of investigation that it opens up for the next generation."
-- H-Net Reviews
"A splendid work of social,
military, and political history."--Carolyn E. Fick,
Concordia University
"A fascinating portrait gallery of the British army's
experiences in the Caribbean during the Napoleonic wars."--Edward
Cox, Rice University
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