Eureka Stockade
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Eureka Stockade was the location in Victoria, Australia of a rebellion in 1854 by left-wing Australian miners against the legitimate local authority. A mob of miners had burned down the Eureka Hotel, forcing the owner and his wife to flee for their lives; and local miners continued their violence while the arsonists were on trial, attacking troops sent to keep order and killing several of their number. The insurgents fortified the site (the 'stockade'), and prepared for armed resistance, but were overwhelmed by soldiers and militia on 3 December 1854. 22 miners were killed. The leaders of the attempted coup were tried but, in an act of great leniency, were acquitted.