Dictionary of Sydney

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Nepean, Nicholas

Marine and army officer who arrived in Sydney aboard the Second Fleet transport, Neptune. He was in charge of the first detachment of the New South Wales Corps and, until the arrival of Major Francis Grose, he was the corps' commanding officer. He quarrelled with John Macarthur on the voyage to Sydney, who attempted to have Nepean court-martialled before Grose settled their dispute.

Milestone
Born
England
1757
Arrived Sydney
Neptune
28 Jun 1790
Departed Sydney
Britannia
Sep 1793
Died
Newton Abbot, Devon, England
18 Dec 1823
Occupation
Position
1790
1790 - 1793