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Battle of Parramatta
Part of Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars
Date21–22 March 1797
Location
Parramatta, New South Wales
Result British victory, capture of Pemulwuy
Belligerents

Battle of Parramatta Kingdom of Great Britain

  • Battle of Parramatta New South Wales
Bidjigal warriors
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Pemulwuy
Strength
Unknown 100 (est.)[1]
Casualties and losses
13 killed 30 killed (est.)
Pemulwuy captured

The Battle of Parramatta was a battle of the Australian Frontier Wars which occurred at Parramatta in March 1797.[2] In the conflict, Aboriginal resistance leader Pemulwuy led a group of Bidjigal warriors, estimated to be up to 100, against armed British settlers and soldiers of the New South Wales Corps. A number of British were wounded and killed, numerous Aboriginal people were killed with many others wounded. Pemulwuy himself was wounded and placed into custody.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Pemulwuy: A War of Two Laws Part 2", Message Stick Sunday 16 May 2010, 1:30pm ABC1 Archived 27 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 March 2014
  2. ^ J Henniker Heaton, Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time, Sydney, 1873
  3. ^ Turbet, Peter (2011). The First Frontier. Dural: Rosenberg. ISBN 9781921719073.
  4. ^ Gapps, Stephen (2018). The Sydney Wars. Sydney: NewSouth. ISBN 9781742232140.

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