What the records say
- When
- 23 Nov 1733 – 25 Aug 1734
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 18.33° N, 64.73° W
- Description
- slave revolt in St. John
1733 slave insurrection on St. John
Revolt in the Danish West Indies
The 1733 slave insurrection on St. John, also known as the Slave Uprising of 1733, was a slave insurrection started on Sankt Jan in the Danish West Indies on November 23, 1733, when 150 African slaves from Akwamu, in present-day Ghana, revolted against the owners and managers of the island's plantations.
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