Enlightenment · North America · War
1760
Tacky's Revolt in Jamaica
1760
An enslaved Fante war-chief named Tacky led 1,500 rebels through the hills of St. Mary's parish, attacking plantations and killing overseers. British regulars, Maroons, and naval marines crushed the revolt after months. Tacky was shot and his head displayed on a pike - another installment of slavery's endless ledger of terror.
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Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.
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