Castle Hill Convict Rebellion

Date: March 4, 1804 • Location: Castle Hill, Australia

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1804–1804.

Irish convicts formerly involved at the Battle of Vinegar Hill during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 began an uprising against British colonial authorities in New South Wales, Australia.

Between 1784 and 1868 the British penal system transported about 162,000 convicts from Great Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia.