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New South Wales Corps
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The New South Wales Corps, later known as the 102d Regiment of Foot, and lastly as the 100th Regiment of Foot, was a formation of the British Army organised in 1789 in England to relieve the New South Wales Marine Corps, which had accompanied the First Fleet to New South Wales. In Australia, the New South Wales Corps gained notoriety for its trade in rum and mutinous behaviour.
Major Francis Grose, who commanded the corps in its early years
Major Francis Grose, who commanded the corps in its early years
The Vinegar Hill uprising of 1804.
The Vinegar Hill uprising of 1804.
Propaganda cartoon of Bligh's arrest in Sydney in 1808, portraying him as a coward.
Propaganda cartoon of Bligh's arrest in Sydney in 1808, portraying him as a coward.
New South Wales Marine Corps
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The New South Wales Marine Corps (1786–1792) was an ad hoc volunteer unit that the British Royal Navy created to guard the convicts aboard the First Fleet to Australia, and to preserve "subordination and regularity" in the penal colony in New South Wales.
The uniform of the British Marines. Engraving by Joseph Stadler, 1815.
The uniform of the British Marines. Engraving by Joseph Stadler, 1815.