Bussa's rebellion

When

14 Apr 1816 – 16 Apr 1816

Kind

Rebellion

Coordinates

13.17° N, 59.55° W

Description

slave rebellion in Barbados

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1816 failed slave revolt in British-ruled Barbados

Bussa's rebellion was the largest slave revolt in Barbadian history. The rebellion takes its name from the African-born slave, Bussa, who led the rebellion. The rebellion, which was eventually defeated by the colonial militia, was the first of three mass slave rebellions in the British West Indies that shook public faith in slavery in the years leading up to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire and emancipa…

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