Rum Rebellion
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rum-rebellion-173-594230
title:
Rum Rebellion
text:
The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was a coup d'état in the British penal colony of New South Wales, staged by the New South Wales Corps in order to depose Governor William Bligh. Australia's first and only military coup, its name derives from the illicit rum trade of early Sydney, over which the 'Rum Corps', as it became known, maintained a monopoly. During the first half of the 19th century, it was widely referred to in Australia as the Great Rebellion. Bligh, a former Royal Navy captain known for his
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1808 coup in Britain's New South Wales Colony
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_Rebellion
date created:
2002-05-21T05:21:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:30:02Z
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