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Rum Rebellion
Description
Members of the New South Wales Corps rebelled against the New South Wales Governor, William Bligh, in 1808. Bligh had tried to stop the corps' officers from illegally trafficking in rum. Among those who had profited from the trade was the wool-grower and former officer, John Macarthur. When Macarthur was refused bail after his arrest in 1808, his military friends freed him and imprisoned Bligh. In December 1809, Governor Lachlan Macquarie arrived with his own troops and the NSW Corps were sent home.
Governor
Governor William Bligh
Settler
John Macarthur
Lieutenant Colonel
George Johnston
Associated place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Rum Rebellion took place in Sydney
Associated date
26/01/1808
Rum Rebellion took place in 1808
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