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This is an incomplete list of the British colonial forces of Australia that took part in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade and others that were present during the 1851-1854 Eureka Rebellion. As the status indicates in most cases, it is hard to be certain about which soldiers and police troopers were actually involved in besieging the Eureka Stockade or were held at the government camp in reserve. The fighting at Ballarat in Victoria, Australia on 3 December 1854 was the culmination of the gold miner's anti-mining tax movement during the Victorian gold rush. There were at least 27 deaths and many injuries, the majority of casualties being rebels. The miners had various grievances, chiefly the cost of mining permits and the officious way the system was enforced. There was an armed uprising in Ballarat where tensions were brought to a head following the death of miner James Scobie. On 30 November 1854, the Eureka Flag was raised during a paramilitary display on Bakery Hill that resulted in the formation of rebel companies and the construction of a crude battlement on the Eureka lead.
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