The History Chap Podcast

215: The Rum Rebellion: British Army Coup

Chris Green

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Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.

On 26 January 1808, four hundred soldiers of the New South Wales Corps marched on Government House in Sydney and arrested Governor William Bligh. This was the Rum Rebellion - the only successful military coup in Australian history.

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