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The Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade entered the [[Eureka Stockade]] on 02 December 1854, and left the Stockade to intercept Major Nickle’s men. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> They carried [[Colt revolver]]s and [[Mexican Knives]].<ref>Knight, Ian, ''Queen Victoria'a enemies (4), Osprey Publishing.</ref>
 
The Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade entered the [[Eureka Stockade]] on 02 December 1854, and left the Stockade to intercept Major Nickle’s men. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> They carried [[Colt revolver]]s and [[Mexican Knives]].<ref>Knight, Ian, ''Queen Victoria'a enemies (4), Osprey Publishing.</ref>
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[[Raffaello Carboni]] said of the Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade:
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:I should say they numbered a couple of hundred, looking Californian enough, armed with a Colt's revolver of large size, and many had a Mexican knife at the hip.<ref>Carboni, Raffello, [[The Eureka Stockade]], Hayes Barton Press</ref>
  
  

Revision as of 10:30, 23 October 2015

Background

James McGill, who claimed to have attended Westpoint, was the Commander of the Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade.[1]

The Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade entered the Eureka Stockade on 02 December 1854, and left the Stockade to intercept Major Nickle’s men. [2] They carried Colt revolvers and Mexican Knives.[3]


Raffaello Carboni said of the Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade:

I should say they numbered a couple of hundred, looking Californian enough, armed with a Colt's revolver of large size, and many had a Mexican knife at the hip.[4]


Members

James McGill

Also See

California

United States of America

Weapons

References

  1. ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  2. ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  3. ↑ Knight, Ian, Queen Victoria'a enemies (4), Osprey Publishing.
  4. ↑ Carboni, Raffello, The Eureka Stockade, Hayes Barton Press
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