Battle of Broken River

Date	11 April 1838
Location	Broken River, near Benalla, Victoria
Result	aboriginal victory

Belligerents

European settlers

aboriginal Australians

Commanders and leaders

George and William Faithfull

Strength

Casualties and losses

7 to 11 dead (est.)

1 dead (est.)

Coordinates: 36°32′56″S 145°58′30″E / 36.548962°S 145.975074°E / -36.548962; 145.975074 The Battle of Broken River, also known as the Faithfull Massacre, is a battle that took place in 1838 when 20 aboriginal Australians attacked 18 European settlers, killing seven to eleven of them. The site of the massacre was discovered in 1907.

Local reprisals went for a number of years, resulting in aboriginal deaths estimated at over 100.