Fédon's rebellion
Fédon's Rebellion ( March 2, 1795 - June 19, 1796 ) was an uprising against British rule in Grenada , mainly supported by free, mixed-race French speakers . A large number of slaves were involved, and they fought on both sides. The declared aim of the rebellion was to found a "black republic, just like in Haiti". Liberation of slaves was not a priority, and the rebellion cannot be described as a regular slave revolt , even if freedom from slaves could have been a possible result. Under the leadership of Julien Fédon , a mountainous inland plantation owner, and encouraged by leaders of the French Revolution in Guadeloupe , the rebels took control of most of the island, with St. George’s , the capital, never coming under rebel control . The rebellion was ultimately put down by a military expedition led by General Ralph Abercromby .
Individual evidence
- ^ "To create a black republic just like Haiti." Caribbeanvoyages.wordpress.com .
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- Kit Candlin: The Last Caribbean Frontier .
- Michael Craton: Testing the Chains: Resistance to Slavery in the British West Indies .
- Edward Cox: Fedon's Rebellion 1795-96: Causes and Consequences. In: The Journal of Negro History. Spring 1982, Vol. 67, 1. JSTOR 2717757