Governor King is awaiting news from London…

August 1803 CE

Governor King is awaiting news from London regarding Van Diemen's Land when separate news arrives that the short-lived peace with France has been broken by the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars.

King decides he cannot afford to await word from London and risk France establishing a naval base on Van Diemen's Land.

Acting on his own initiative, he dispatches an expedition under the command of a young twenty-three-year old Lieutenant, John Bowen, to establish a colony there.

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Sydney New South Wales Australia View →

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Philip Gidley King View →

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Exploration of Oceania, European View → Colonization of Australasia, European View → Napoleonic Wars View →

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