Collins refused to help, so Bligh remained in Hobart for another year, mostly aboard the Porpoise, before returning to Sydney in January 1810, by which time the new governor Lachlan Macquarie had arrived. Dando-Collins, Stephen, Captain Bligh's Other Mutiny: The True Story of the Military Coup that Turned Australia into a Two-Year Rebel Republic, Sydney, Random House, 2007. This painting of William Bligh by Helen S Tiernan is based on a 1776 portrait by John Webber.William Bligh, a contentious figure in both British and Australian history, was the fourth Governor of New South Wales. Bligh arrived in the colony in August 1806 but in January 1808 was arrested and overthrown by the military during what became known as the Rum Rebellion. Bligh fled to Hobart and although the military action would later be ruled illegal in London courts, Bligh never returned as Governor. ANMM Collection 00055148. The Rum Rebellion

Twenty years to the day after the founding of New South Wales, the colony’s governor, William Bligh, was deposed by the New South Wales Corps.After the end of the wars against Napoleonic France and the United States, the British Army disbanded many units for the sake of economy. The regiment was renumbered as the 100th Regiment of Foot in 1816. [1] The regiment was the last British unit to occupy the United States; the last detachments returned to Chatham in England, where the regiment was disbanded on 24 March 1818. [1] Commanding officers [ edit ]

Made possible through a partnership with John T Reid Charitable Trusts and Thyne Reid Foundation - UNESCO Memory of the World Kuring, Ian (2004). Redcoats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788–2001. Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military History Publications. ISBN 1-876439-99-8. The relationship between the two men gradually worsened as Bligh tried to re-establish government control of the economy and justice system. General support for the name Australia Day really only developed in the lead up to the 1988 Bicentenary, and national events on 26 January 1988 were of such magnitude, that the name is now firmly established. In his Australia Day speech Prime Minister Bob Hawke noted the importance, when celebrating the nation’s present and future, of remembering: a b A.W. Jose; etal., eds. (1927). The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol.I. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. pp.485–486.In trying to limit the rum trade Bligh forbade bartering and introduced regulations securing government control of ships in port. The first four governors, all navy men, had great problems controlling the army officers, who resented what they saw as the navy’s interference on land. The officers and men had come to the colony expecting better financial and living situations than they had had in England.

One of Bligh's first actions was to use the colony's stores and herds to provide relief to farmers who had been severely affected by flooding on the Hawkesbury River, a situation that had disrupted the barter economy in the colony. Supplies were divided up according to those most in need and provisions were made for loans to be drawn from the store based on capacity to repay. This earned Bligh the gratitude of the farmers, but the enmity of traders in the Corps who had been profiting greatly from the situation. [6] Serle, Percival (1949). "Johnston, George". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson . Retrieved 18 August 2009. Spigelman, James (23 January 2008). "Coup that paved the way for our attention to rule of law". Opinion. The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 23 January 2008. (Spigelman is the Chief Justice of New South Wales.)On the evening of 26 January 1808 Johnston marched almost the entire Corps to Government House where they found Bligh. Normally when you’re launching a new drink you’re really reliant on bars and pubs pushing your product out to people. Free for reuse - unless otherwise stated, this content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Macmillan, David S. (1967). "Paterson, William (1755–1810) Australian Dictionary of Biography". Melbourne University Press. pp.317–319. In March 1809 Bligh, under duress, finally agreed to return to England, but once aboard his ship HMS Porpoise he reneged and sailed for Van Diemen’s Land where he sought help from its lieutenant-governor, David Collins. Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787–1868, Harvill Press, London, 1996.

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Bligh was arrested and the colony was placed under military rule. This was the only time in Australian history that a government was overthrown by a military coup. Tom Frame (23 January 2008). "Who'll Watch Guardians When Ex-officers Rule Us?". The Australian. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.