To establish a military station to pre-empt a potential takeover of the continent by France.
Not the cricketer.
Arthur Phillip, leading the First Fleet, landed in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.
The first British colony in Australia was established at Port Jackson, not Botany Bay, despite the latter being the recommended site. Port Jackson, which is where the city of Sydney was built, was Governor Arthur Phillips's preferred site.
No. Captain Arthur Phillip initially landed in Botany Bay. He discovered that the proposed settlement site was unsuitable for colonisation, so he then moved the fleet north to Port Jackson.
In 1882, the British cleared the land by Suva and it became a popular port.
The distance from Botany Bay to Port Jackson is about 8km.
Australia started out as a British penal colony in 1788 at Port Jackson, which is now part of Sydney. A prison
The British port was Southampton, England.
The first European settlement in Port Jackson was a convict settlement.
The first British colony in Australia was Sydney. It was not a large city, but a very small settlement originally established as a penal colony at Port Jackson.
Andrew Jackson lived on a small frontiers land in South Carolina until he was 13, joined the militia, and was captured by the British.
Sydney is situated on Port Jackson.