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Fort Haldane African Slave Revolt in Jamaica, 1760

Fort Haldane, Jamaica
Fort Haldane, Jamaica

On 7 April 1760 a band of roughly 100 enslaved Africans who had rebelled attacked and overran British forces at Fort Haldane in Jamaica. They then seized weapons and ammunition to spread their revolt.

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