What the records say
- When
- 8 Jan 1811 – 10 Jan 1811
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 29.95° N, 90.08° W
- Description
- slave rebellion in parts of the Territory of Orleans, USA
Placed at the town its title names, La Nouvelle-Orléans.
1811 German Coast uprising
Slave rebellion in the Territory of Orleans (present-day Louisiana), United States
The 1811 German Coast uprising was a slave rebellion which occurred in the Territory of Orleans on January 8–10, 1811. It occurred on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the modern-day Louisiana parishes of St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and Jefferson. The rebellion was the largest of its kind in the history of the United States.
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