Military history of Australia The New South Wales Corps subsequently was involved in putting down a rebellion of Irish convicts at Castle Hill in 1804. Soon however shortcomings in the corps convinced the War Office of the need for a more reliable garrison in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Chief of these shortcomings was the Rum Rebellion, a coup mounted by its officers in 1808. As a result, in January 1810 the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot arrived in Australia. By 1870, 25 British infantry regiments had served in Australia, as had a small number of artillery and engineer units. Although the
The rebellion of the rats The rebellion of the rats La rebelión de las ratas [ en: "The Rebellion of the Rats"] is a novel written by Colombian writer Fernando Soto Aparicio and published in 1962. The novel features a strong narrative style. The main character is a country side worker called Rudecindo Cristancho who arrives with his family to the village of Timbalí with the hope of a better life. Without much resources, the family settles in a garbage dump and Reducindo is hired to work in a mine where he suffers exploitation and deplorable work conditions. There is an attempt to form a