Corn Field Raids of 1827–1828

The Corn Field Raids of 1827–1828 was a frontier conflict in the early Moreton Bay Penal Settlement. The conflict consisted of Aboriginal groups plundering and destruction of the maize fields in South Bank and Kangaroo Point.^[2] Potential motives for the raiders include the lack of the distinction between cultivated crops and available natural resources to the native inhabitants,^[3] the taking of the crop as partial compensation for the continuing occupation of the settlers and as a warning to prevent further expansion beyond the colony's current bounds.^[4]

Location

South Bank, New Farm, and Kangaroo Point

Result Indeterminate

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Corn field raids 1827–1828
Location South Bank, New Farm, and Kangaroo Point Result Indeterminate
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Colony of New South Wales	Aboriginal groups
Commanders and leaders
King George IV Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Darling Captain Patrick Logan	Mulrobin (Mulrubin)
Strength
	400 estimated total South Brisbane Tribe[1]
Casualties and losses
Total Casualties: Unknown

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