The #CastleHillRebellion broke out #ThisDayInHistory in 1804, when transported Irish rebels in Australian prison camps rose up. The next day, whilst negotiating under a flag of truce, British troops opened fire. Who'd have guessed the #BritishEmpire would act so dishonourably? /s

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The Castle Hill Rebellion started on March 4th, 1804.

I am sorry to say that my knowledge of Australian history is so sketchy that I had not heard of this uprising before.

Is it an event with which every Australian high school student is supposed to be familiar? […]