Berbice Rebellion
1763 slave rebellion in Guyana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Berbice Rebellion was a slave rebellion in Guyana[3] that began on 23 February 1763[2] and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffij. The first major slave revolt in South America,[4] it is seen as a major event in Guyana's anti-colonial struggles, and when Guyana became a republic in 1970 the state declared 23 February as a day to commemorate the start of the Berbice slave revolt.[2]
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Society of Berbice Society of Suriname Barbados Navy Dutch Navy Arawak and Carib allies | Army of the Negroes of Berbice | ||||||
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Governor van Hoogenheim Major Fourgeoud [nl] Field Marshal von Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Governor Coffij Captain Atta Captain Accara Captain Accabre[2] |
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