History of the Maroons - From Their Origin to Establishment of Their Chief Tribe At Sierra

Klappentext This 1803 work outlines the background to, and conduct of, the war between the British and Maroon rebels in Jamaica. Zusammenfassung This 1803 work outlined the background to, and conduct of, the Second Maroon War of 1795–1796 between the British and settlements of runaway slaves in Jamaica. Confronting guerilla tactics by the rebels, General Walpole used fierce bloodhounds to force their surrender, and many were captured and deported. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; A succinct history of Jamaica; 1. Subjects proposed; 2. Jamaica relinquished by the Spaniards; 3. Party sent to discover the Windward Maroon town under Quao; 4. Maroon towns; 5. Causes of the Maroon war; 6. The Maroon captains set out for the capital; 7. Plan of operations; 8. General Walpole appointed to the command; Appendix.

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• Authors: Robert Charles Dallas, Dallas Robert Charles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108024143
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02414-3
• No. of pages: 498
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition; The History of the Maroons 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology