British Army in Australia

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From the late 1700s until the end of the 19th Century, the [[British Empire]] established, expanded and maintained a number of colonies on the continent of [[Australia]]. These colonies included [[New South Wales]], [[Van Diemen's Land]], [[Western Australia]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]] and [[Queensland]]. Many of these were initially formed as [[penal settlement]]s and all were built on land occupied by [[Indigenous Australians]]. In order to keep the large number of transported convicts under control, enforce colonial law and to secure the expansion of the colonies from Aboriginal resistance, British armed forces, including the [[British Army]], were deployed and garrisoned in Australia. From 1790 to 1870 over 30 different regiments of the British Army consisting of around 20,000 soldiers were based in the Australian British colonies.<ref name"stanley"></ref>

==The New South Wales Corps==
The first British settlement in Australia of [[Sydney]] was formed in 1788 with the protection of four companies of the [[British marine corps]]. In 1790 these were mostly replaced with soldiers of the [[New South Wales Corps]], a British Army regiment raised specifically for service in Australia. This regiment was based in Australia until 1810. During this time they were deployed to fight against the [[Darug]] people along the [[Deerubbin]] (Hawkesbury) River, suppress convict uprisings near [[Castle Hill, New South Wales|Castle Hill]] and be garrisoned in further remote places such as [[Norfolk Island]] and [[Van Diemen's Land]]. The officers of this corps, such as [[Francis Grose (British Army officer)|Francis Grose]] and [[John Macarthur (wool pioneer)|John Macarthur]], are remembered mostly for their corruption and their overthrow of Governor [[William Bligh]] during the 1808 [[Rum Rebellion]]. The New South Wales Corps is also known as the Rum Corps for their monopolisation on the trade of rum which was the common currency of much of the time of their deployment.<ref></ref>

==1810 to 1825==
During this period the 73rd Regiment, 46th Regiment, 48th Regiment and the 3rd Regiment served in the Australian colonies along with the NSW Invalid Company.

==New South Wales Mounted Police==
The British Army lacked a mounted division in the Australian colonies and in 1825 after the war with the [[Wiradjuri]] people, it was deemed necessary to form one. The [[New South Wales Mounted Police]] was thereby created which consisted of soldiers from various army regiments who volunteered to join the force. This mounted infantry was eventually disbanded in 1850 when it became a civilian policing unit.<ref></ref>

==1826 to 1840==
Various regiments served during this period including the 39th, 4th and 50th.

==1840s==
The 99th, 11th and 65th were some of the regiments who were garrisoned in Australia at this time.

==Later years==
The 18th Regiment (Royal Irish) were the last regiment of the British Army to be stationed in Australia, leaving in 1870.

==References==

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