14. There were similarities between colonization of America and Australia regarding the native tribes
In Australia, as they had in America, the British found some native tribes hostile, while others were willing for a time to ally themselves with them. The native clans which supported the British did so to obtain more lands for their own use. Nearly all eventually returned to hostility against the settlers. As in America, as the settlements pushed inland land was cleared for farming. The farms destroyed the food sources of the natives. The natives responded by raiding the farms and settlements. Both sides used brutal tactics and conducted massacres of the other.
When the British settlements crossed over the Blue Mountains into the central plains of Australia, they were attacked by warriors from the Wiradjuri tribe. It led to the Bathurst War, a conflict in which the natives used mostly guerrilla tactics. Their methods were dictated by their lack of firearms. Fighting between settlers and natives changed the methods and deployment of the British troops. Over time, mounted infantry units were created for superior mobility, and rifles gradually replaced muskets. Some convicts chose to escape and join the natives in their resistance to the British settlements. The fighting continued throughout 19th century, and even well into the 20th in some areas.