RISE OF THE RUM CORPS - How Soldiers Seized a Colony.

Описание: In this episode of The Australia Story, we dive into the shadowy rise of the New South Wales Corps—better known as the Rum Corps—and how a group of redcoats transformed a struggling penal colony into their personal empire. With rum as currency and power unchecked, these soldiers weren’t enforcing the law… they were becoming it.

🍷 When rum ruled the economy
🪖 When soldiers ran the streets
📜 When governors were ignored and the colony teetered on chaos

This is the wild and gritty buildup to one of Australia’s most explosive turning points.

Watch the rise before the rebellion.