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| + | Revel was a sergeant in the 40th Regiment. During a witness statement he said he saw [[James Beattie]] come over the wall of the [[Eureka Stockade]], before the firing had quite ceased. After the soldier ceased firing, several shots were discharged at them from tents. Beattie had a large horse-pistol in his hand as he climbed the stockade. When he saw the troops without, he dropped the pistol inside the stockade, and either fell or dropped on his knees and cried for mercy, saying he "was beaten and would give in." <ref>''The Argus'', 11 December 1854.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:15, 18 May 2013
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Revel was a sergeant in the 40th Regiment. During a witness statement he said he saw James Beattie come over the wall of the Eureka Stockade, before the firing had quite ceased. After the soldier ceased firing, several shots were discharged at them from tents. Beattie had a large horse-pistol in his hand as he climbed the stockade. When he saw the troops without, he dropped the pistol inside the stockade, and either fell or dropped on his knees and cried for mercy, saying he "was beaten and would give in." [1]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ The Argus, 11 December 1854.
External links
http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/art/12th_regt_list.htm
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