The Rum Rebellion - 26th January 1808 - Governor William Bligh Is Overthrown At Government House - Sydney

The Rum Rebellion 

26th January 1808 

Governor William Bligh Is Overthrown At Government House 

On January 26th 1808, Governor William Bligh Was Overthrown By The New South Wales. It  Was The First And Only Time Military Intervention Has Been Used To Overthrow A Government In Australia. 

               

The Rebellion If The Army Corp Amd Governor Bligh

It was the 26th January 1808, Exactly 20 Years After Arthur Phillip Had Set Up The Penal Colony Of Sydney In New South Wales. 









It Has Always Been Depicted That Governor Bligh Was Found Cowering
Under His Bed, But In Actual Fact He. was Ready To Fight John MacArthur And the Rum Corp.