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
Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (lithographs, chromolithographs, albumen photographs, heliotypes, and woodburytypes) accompany the approximately 3,000 pages of densely printed text. (Almost every reproductive process available at the time can be found somewhere within the six volumes.) Publication of the "MSHWR" was preceded by publication of the ""Reports on the Extent and Nature of the Materials Available for the Preparation of a Medical and Surgical History of the Rebellion"" (Surgeon General's Office; War Department, J.B. Lippincott, 1865). The "MSHWR" was reprinted (1990-1992) as "The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War" (Broadfoot Publishing Company; editor, Dr. James I. ("Bud") Robertson, Jr., Alumni Professor of