Garrison World
Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and Across the British Empire
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This major new history places the New Zealand Wars within the wider framework of imperial power.
It shows how conflict and resistance throughout the empire, from rebellion in India to the Morant Bay uprising in Jamaica, were connected to the colonial project in New Zealand.
At the centre of this history are the thousands who served in the British military.
Their presence in New Zealand was vital to the imposition of imperial control.
The book offers a critical and unflinching account of how imperial authority was imposed.
This is a compelling and significant contribution to understanding the reordering of power that shaped Aotearoa in the nineteenth century.
It shows how conflict and resistance throughout the empire, from rebellion in India to the Morant Bay uprising in Jamaica, were connected to the colonial project in New Zealand.
At the centre of this history are the thousands who served in the British military.
Their presence in New Zealand was vital to the imposition of imperial control.
The book offers a critical and unflinching account of how imperial authority was imposed.
This is a compelling and significant contribution to understanding the reordering of power that shaped Aotearoa in the nineteenth century.
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Charlotte Macdonald, "Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire" (Bridget Williams Books, 2025)
