Slave Resistance Flashcards
Saint Domingue: When was the Saint Domingue uprising?
1791
Saint Domingue: What happened in August 1791?
- Slaves attacked plantation buildings, murdered white men and women and carried out numerous atrocities on the island.
Saint Domingue: How many plantations were burned and how many people were killed?
1000 plantations burnt
12,000 people killed
Saint Domingue: What were some slaves found to have copies of?
Josiah Wedgewood’s medallion with inscription
Saint Domingue: How much bigger was was Saint Domingue than the largest British colony in the Caribbean and what % of the words sugar and coffee did it produce?
- Twice as large
- 30% of the worlds sugar
- 50% of the worlds coffee
Saint Domingue: When did British soldiers land on the island and why?
1793
- halt the rebellion and conquer it for themselves (it belonged to the French)
Saint Domingue: Who did the British come up against on the island?
Toussaint L’Ouverture
- a slave who had begun leading the slaves on the island
Grenada: When were the revolts in Grenada and what happened?
1795
- Rebel blacks and mulattos (offspring of slaves and whites) captured the island’s governers, massacred whites, destroyed most of the plantations and held the bulk of the island for months.
St Lucia: When were the revolts in St Lucia and what happened?
February 1795
- slaves rose up in St Lucia led by Victor Hugues and over the next four months, forced out every white slave owner and the British army who had been sent to crush the rebellion.
St Lucia: How many British troops did it take to retake the island against how many slaves in 1803?
It took 12,000 British troops to retake the island against 2000 slaves in 1803
St Vincent: When did the Second Carib War take place and who were the Caribs?
The Second Carib War took place between 1795 and 1797
- the Caribs were indigenous peoples of the island, supported by slaves and some French forces.
St. Vincent: What happened at St Vincent?
Following much fighting and the appalling effects of tropical diseases (particularly on the British forces), a major expedition, led by General Abercromby, managed to crush the revolt in 1797.
The Caribs were deported from the island to the island of Roatan.
Jamaica: When were the Jamaican revolts?
1795
Jamaica: Who were the revolts led by?
A community of free blacks known as Maroons.
Jamaica: Why did the revolts start?
- British soldiers seized and handcuffed six Maroon leaders.
Jamaica: What happened in response to the British soldiers actions against Maroon leaders?
The Maroons ambushed and killed 36 British cavalrymen
Jamaica: Who was one of the leaders of the Jamaica revolts and what did the British do against him?
Leonard Parkinson
- British posted up a reward for his capture
Jamaica: How many Maroons rebelled with how many muskets against how many British troops and Jamaican militia?
500 Maroons rebelled with just 150 muskets against 5000 British troops and Jamaican militia.
Jamaica: How long did the fighting last and how much did the British spend?
Fighting lasted half a year with the British spending £500,000 in addition to numerous casualties.
Of 89,000 white officers and enlisted men who served in the British Army in the Caribbean from 1793-1801 how many died and from what?
45,000 died in battle or from illness
How many men were discharged due to wounds or illness and how many were deserted?
14,000 men discharged, 3000 men deserted
How many sailors died on British naval or transport ships?
19,000
