The Rum Rebellion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Great_Rebellion
gptkbp:category military coups
1808 in Australia
Australian colonial history
gptkbp:cause conflict over regulation of rum trade
disputes between Governor Bligh and New South Wales Corps
gptkbp:date 1808
gptkbp:endDate 1 January 1810
gptkbp:followedBy arrival of Governor Lachlan Macquarie
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Rum Rebellion
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkbp:participants gptkb:John_Macarthur
gptkb:New_South_Wales_Corps
gptkb:Governor_William_Bligh
gptkbp:precededBy Bligh's attempts to control trade and corruption
gptkbp:resultedIn arrest of Governor William Bligh
gptkbp:significance only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history
gptkbp:startDate 26 January 1808
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herbert_Vere_Evatt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7