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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"Fort Haldane African Slave Revolt in Jamaica, 1760." Historianspeaks, April 9, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/fort-haldane-african-slave-revolt-in-jamaica-1760.
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