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Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 – 5 January 1823) was a British military officer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion. After serving as a young marine officer in the American Revolutionary War, Johnston served in the East Indies, fighting against the French, before volunteering to accompany the First Fleet to New South Wales. After serving as adjutant to Governor Arthur Phillip, Johnston served in the New South Wales Corps and he was a key figure in putting down the Castle Hill convict rebellion in 1804. He led his troops in deposing Governor Bligh in the Rum Rebellion in 1808; which led to his court martial and subsequent cashiering from military service. In his later life, he returne

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  • George Johnston (Vizegouverneur) (de)
  • George Johnston (British Marines officer) (en)
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  • George Bain Johnston (* 19. März 1764 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Schottland; † 5. Januar 1823) war kurzzeitig nach der Rum Rebellion Vizegouverneur von New South Wales, Australien. (de)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 – 5 January 1823) was a British military officer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion. After serving as a young marine officer in the American Revolutionary War, Johnston served in the East Indies, fighting against the French, before volunteering to accompany the First Fleet to New South Wales. After serving as adjutant to Governor Arthur Phillip, Johnston served in the New South Wales Corps and he was a key figure in putting down the Castle Hill convict rebellion in 1804. He led his troops in deposing Governor Bligh in the Rum Rebellion in 1808; which led to his court martial and subsequent cashiering from military service. In his later life, he returne (en)
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  • George Johnston (en)
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  • George Johnston (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Johnstons_Creek.jpg
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  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (en)
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