Lieutenant Hugonin with military detachment, mounted police and volunteers attempt to ‘surprise’ a group perceived to include Biddle’s murderers near Coffin Bay, 23 & 24 April 1842

Date: 1 Jan 1842
Place: Coffin Bay , Port Lincoln
A group of Europeans led by Lieutenant Hugonin, attempted to surprise a group of Aboriginal people near Coffin Bay. They were unsuccessful and attempted the same on foot the following day (i.e. 24 April). Hugonin reported that the expeditions failed due to the nature of the country, the poor state of the horses and the accoutrements of the foot soldiers.
(See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
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  • Lieutenant Hugonin with military detachment, mounted police and volunteers attempt to ‘surprise’ a group perceived to include Biddle’s murderers near Coffin Bay, 23 & 24 April 1842
    1 Jan 1842 — Coffin Bay , Port Lincoln
    A group of Europeans led by Lieutenant Hugonin, attempted to surprise a group of Aboriginal people near Coffin Bay. They were unsuccessful and attempted the same on foot the following day (i.e. 24 April). Hugonin reported that the expeditions failed due to the nature of the country, the poor state of the horses and the accoutrements of the foot soldiers.
    (See 'The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies' for more details.)
    Source: Robert Foster, Skye Krichauff and Amanda Nettelbeck, The South Australian Frontier and its Legacies, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 2024, http://ua.edu.au/south-australian-frontier