▁of ▁two ▁sett lers , ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁William ▁Pat erson ▁ordered ▁two ▁officers ▁and ▁ 6 6 ▁soldiers ▁to ▁"... destroy ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁they ▁could ▁meet ▁with .. in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁striking ▁terror , ▁to ▁ere ct ▁g ib b ets ▁in ▁different ▁places , ▁where on ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁all ▁they ▁might ▁kill ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁hung ▁... ". ▁Seven ▁or ▁eight ▁Bed i ag al ▁people ▁were ▁killed . ▁A ▁cri pp led ▁man , ▁some ▁children ▁and ▁five ▁women ▁( one ▁being ▁heavily ▁pre gn ant ) ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁Sydney ▁as ▁prisoners . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁her ▁baby ▁had ▁serious ▁gun shot ▁w ounds . ▁The ▁child ▁died ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁new born ▁baby ▁of ▁the ▁pre gn ant ▁woman . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁In ▁the ▁lower ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Haw kes bury , ▁British ▁sett lers ▁conducted ▁an ▁armed ▁expedition ▁against ▁local ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁killing ▁five ▁and ▁taking ▁a ▁number ▁prisoner , ▁again ▁including ▁a ▁badly ▁wounded ▁child . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁After ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁killed ▁two ▁British ▁sett lers , ▁a ▁large ▁pun itive ▁expedition ▁was ▁organ ised ▁which ▁surprised ▁and ▁dispers ed ▁a ▁native ▁camp ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁armed ▁group ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Par ram atta ▁to ▁rest . ▁P em ul w uy , ▁a ▁noted ▁Ab original ▁resistance ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁front ier , ▁followed ▁them ▁into ▁the