Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain

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Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain is written by Gordon Bannerman and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1317314565 (ISBN 10) and 9781317314561 (ISBN 13).

Investigates the contract sector of the British Army during the long eighteenth century. This book argues that this group of financiers, private merchants, businessmen and farmers represented a vital interest group which was at the nexus of the fiscal-military structure. It draws on papers from the War Office, the Treasury and the Audit Office.