Battle of Richmond Hill

Battle of Richmond Hill
	Part of Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars
Date	7 June 1795
Location	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia33°35′54″S 150°42′04″E / 33.59833°S 150.70111°E
Result	Colonial victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain New South Wales New South Wales Corps; ;	Darug warriors
Commanders and leaders
Capt. William Paterson	Pemulwuy
Strength
2 officers; 66 marines; 3 drummer boys	50+
Casualties and losses
Unknown	7-8 killed; several wounded; 6 captured

The Battle of Richmond Hill, also known as the Battle of the Hawkesbury, was a major battle of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars, which were fought between the native Darug people and the New South Wales Corps (also including several armed settlers).^[2]

In 2010 a memorial garden was unveiled to commemorate the incident.^[3]

References

^ Connor, J. (2002). The Australian Frontier Wars, 1788-1838. University of New South Wales Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780868407562. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "Richmond". About NSW. NSW Government. 2006. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ "Battle of Richmond Hill". Monument Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[google-1] Connor, J. (2002). The Australian Frontier Wars, 1788-1838. University of New South Wales Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780868407562. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[2] "Richmond". About NSW. NSW Government. 2006. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[3] "Battle of Richmond Hill". Monument Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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