26th. January 1808 The Rum Rebellion.

Rum Rebellion.

This article is about the Australian rebellion. For the Mutiny album, see Rum Rebellion (album).

Rum Rebellion
Date 26 January 1808 – 1 January 1810 (1 year, 11 months and 6 days) Location Sydney, New South Wales Result Deposition and arrest of NSW Governor William Bligh Imposition of martial law Withdrawal and disbandment of NSW Corps in disgrace Appointment of Lachlan Macquarie as Governor
Belligerents
Great Britain	New South Wales Corps
Commanders and leaders
William Bligh	Major George Johnston John Macarthur
Strength
	~ 400

The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government inAustralian history. During the 19th century, it was widely referred to as the Great Rebellion.

The Governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was deposed by the New South Wales Corps under the command ofMajor George Johnston, working closely with John Macarthur, on 26 January 1808, 20 years to the day after Arthur Phillip founded European settlement in Australia. Afterwards, the colony was ruled by the military, with the senior military officer stationed in Sydney acting as the Lieutenant-Governor of the colony until the arrival from Britain of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie as the new Governor at the beginning of 1810.

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