The relationship between serving in the officer corps during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and identification with the British nation has received little attention from historians. This article examines this relationship, and argues that military service in this period consolidated a ‘British’ national identity within the officer corps, particularly through adherence to the values of politeness and honour. Importantly, this article argues that officers’ patriotic expression evolved during this period. During the seventeen‐nineties, officers equated loyalism with patriotism. Napoleon’s ascent changed this dynamic, as officers incorporated critiques of the government into their patriotic expression during the early to mid eighteen‐hundreds.

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1793-1815 年陆军军官团中的英国民族和爱国身份

在法国大革命和拿破仑战争期间在军官团服役与对英国民族的认同之间的关系很少受到历史学家的关注。本文考察了这种关系，并认为这一时期的兵役在军官团中巩固了“英国”的民族认同，特别是通过坚持礼貌和荣誉的价值观。重要的是，本文认为军官的爱国表达是在这一时期演变而来的。在 17 世纪 90 年代，军官将忠诚等同于爱国。拿破仑的崛起改变了这种动态，因为在 1800 年代早期到中期，军官们将批评政府纳入了他们的爱国表达中。