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Several military commanders played a role in the culmination of the 1851-1854 Eureka Rebellion on the Victorian goldfields. The following is a list of the key leaders among the British colonial forces of Australia and the Eureka Stockade rebel garrison. The fighting at Ballarat on 3 December 1854 resulted in 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 when tensions were brought to a head following the death of miner James Scobie. 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.