Battle of Richmond Hill

Battle of Richmond Hill
Part of Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars
Date7 June 1795
Location
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
33°35′54″S 150°42′04″E / 33.59833°S 150.70111°E / -33.59833; 150.70111
Result Colonial victory
Belligerents

 Kingdom of Great Britain

Darug warriors Yaragowhy, charley
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Capt. William Paterson Pemulwuy
Strength
2 officers
66 marines
3 drummer boys[1]		 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 and the Richmond Hill Massacre, was a battle of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars, which were fought between the Indigenous Darug people and the New South Wales Corps (also including several armed settlers).[2]

  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.