The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. They comprised four companies - a regiment made expressly to serve in Australia in 1789 (although these did not arrive in the colony until 1792) made up of five hundred men and officers. They were forcibly deported in 1810 by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and the 73rd Regiment of Foot following their arrest and deposition by the then Governor William Bligh for their mutinous running of the country for two years, an incident known as the Rum Rebellion. A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment (such as a uniform and weapon) to defend that country or its interests. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Colonialism. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... List of Governors of New South Wales See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of... William Bligh in 1814 Vice Admiral of the Blue William Bligh, FRS, RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. ... A contemporary propaganda cartoon of Blighs arrest produced to show Bligh as being a coward The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful (if only temporarily so) armed takeover of government in Australias recorded history. ...

The soldiers of the Corps were in a privileged position in the new colony, receiving generous land grants of pristine land from the government; an initial 30 acres (121,000 m²) after the end of their term of duty, as well as an additional 20 acres (81,000 m²) if the soldier was married. They also received convicts fed and clothed by the government to work their land.

The Officers of the Corps, of whom John Macarthur was the most famous, made quick fortunes through their social status and patronage, as well as their monopoly over the rum trade. John Macarthur (1767-1834), soldier, politician and pioneer of the Australian wool industry, was born in Devon, but the MacArthurs are an old Argyll family, from which the American military hero General Douglas MacArthur was also descended. ... It has been suggested that coercive monopoly be merged into this article or section. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 For other uses, see Rum (disambiguation). ...