History of Australia of the Corps soon became involved in the corrupt and lucrative rum trade in the colony. In the Rum Rebellion of 1808, the Corps, working closely with the newly established wool trader John Macarthur, staged the only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history, deposing Governor William Bligh and instigating a brief period of military rule in the colony prior to the arrival from Britain of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810. Macquarie served as the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales, from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social and economic development of New
1808: The Flight of the Emperor 1808: The Flight of the Emperor 1808: The Flight of the Emperor, subtitled "How a Weak Prince, a Mad Queen, and the British Navy Tricked Napoleon and Changed the New World" (, which translates as "How a mad queen, a coward prince and a corrupt court fooled Napoleon and changed the History of Portugal and Brazil") is a non-fiction historical book written by Laurentino Gomes, edited by Planeta. In 2008, the book was awarded as the best essay book by Academia Brasileira de Letras. It was also awarded twice a Prêmio Jabuti, at the categories "best reportage-book" and "non-fiction book