First Maroon War
E334119
The First Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica in which formerly enslaved Africans, known as Maroons, fought British colonial forces to secure their autonomy and land rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Maroon War canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3179260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: First Maroon War Context triple: [British colonial period in Jamaica, significantEvent, First Maroon War]
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A.
Seven Years' War in the Caribbean
The Seven Years' War in the Caribbean was the regional theater of the global Seven Years' War, marked by intense naval battles and colonial struggles between European powers for control of lucrative Caribbean islands and trade routes.
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B.
Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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C.
Patriot War of East Florida
The Patriot War of East Florida was a short-lived 1812–1814 U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign aimed at wresting Spanish East Florida from Spain, which became an early episode in the broader struggle that included the First Seminole War.
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D.
Kieft's War
Kieft's War was a violent 1643–1645 conflict between Dutch colonists of New Netherland and local Native American tribes, sparked by Governor Willem Kieft’s aggressive policies and raids.
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E.
Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: First Maroon War Target entity description: The First Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica in which formerly enslaved Africans, known as Maroons, fought British colonial forces to secure their autonomy and land rights.
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A.
Seven Years' War in the Caribbean
The Seven Years' War in the Caribbean was the regional theater of the global Seven Years' War, marked by intense naval battles and colonial struggles between European powers for control of lucrative Caribbean islands and trade routes.
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B.
Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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C.
Patriot War of East Florida
The Patriot War of East Florida was a short-lived 1812–1814 U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign aimed at wresting Spanish East Florida from Spain, which became an early episode in the broader struggle that included the First Seminole War.
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D.
Kieft's War
Kieft's War was a violent 1643–1645 conflict between Dutch colonists of New Netherland and local Native American tribes, sparked by Governor Willem Kieft’s aggressive policies and raids.
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E.
Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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war ⓘ |
| aimOfMaroons |
secure autonomy
ⓘ
secure land rights ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
British colonial forces in Jamaica ⓘ Jamaican Maroons ⓘ planter militias in Jamaica ⓘ |
| cause |
British attempts to suppress Maroon communities
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conflict over control of interior lands in Jamaica ⓘ resistance to slavery in Jamaica ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial war
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guerrilla war ⓘ slave resistance ⓘ |
| consequence |
British agreement to recognize Maroon freedom
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Maroons agreed to assist British in controlling future slave rebellions ⓘ establishment of semi-autonomous Maroon towns in Jamaica ⓘ formal land grants to Maroon communities ⓘ |
| endDate |
1739
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1740 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British colonial rule in the Caribbean
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transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British West Indies
ⓘ
surface form:
British Jamaica
Jamaica ⓘ |
| mainCombatants |
British colonial authorities
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formerly enslaved Africans (Maroons) ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | guerrilla tactics in mountainous terrain of Jamaica ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Accompong
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Cudjoe ⓘ Nanny of the Maroons ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
British colonial governors of Jamaica
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Edward Trelawny ⓘ |
| participants |
Accompong
ⓘ
surface form:
Accompong Town Maroons
Jamaican Maroons ⓘ
surface form:
Leeward Maroons
Nanny of the Maroons ⓘ
surface form:
Nanny Town Maroons
Jamaican Maroons ⓘ
surface form:
Trelawny Town Maroons
Windward Maroons ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic world slave resistance
ⓘ
history of Jamaica ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Jamaican Maroons
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surface form:
Maroons in Jamaica
slave resistance in the Americas ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Second Maroon War ⓘ |
| result |
British colonial government recognized Maroon communities
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Maroons retained autonomy in interior regions of Jamaica ⓘ cessation of large-scale hostilities between Maroons and British in Jamaica ⓘ treaties between Maroons and British authorities ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1728 ⓘ |
| treaty |
1739 treaty with Leeward Maroons
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1739–1740 treaties with Windward Maroons ⓘ |
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Subject: First Maroon War Description of subject: The First Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica in which formerly enslaved Africans, known as Maroons, fought British colonial forces to secure their autonomy and land rights.
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