Baptist War

The Baptist War was an eleven-day rebellion that started on 25 December 1831 and involved up to 60,000 of the 300,000 slaves in the Colony of Jamaica. The uprising was led by a black Baptist deacon, Samuel Sharpe, and waged largely by his followers. The revolt, though militarily unsuccessful, played a major part in the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire. It is also known as the Sam Sharp Rebellion, the Christmas Rebellion, the Christmas Uprising and the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831–32.

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1831 — 1832  Wikidata
Baptist Uprising; Battle of Montego Bay; Christmas Rebellion; Christmas Uprising; Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831–32
unrest, slave rebellion, Samuel Sharpe, Willoughby Cotton, British Empire, 

Lave, 

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Location: 17.9833, -76.8, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1831 — 1832 Baptist War

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1795 — 1796 Second Maroon War

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1728 — 1739 First Maroon War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1655	Colony of Jamaica		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1795	Second Maroon War	slave rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1831	Baptist War	Willoughby Cotton, unrest, slave rebellion, Samuel Sharpe	Wikidata
event	war	1728	First Maroon War	war, slave rebellion, Colony of Jamaica, Cudjoe, Jamaican Maroons	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1963	Coast Guard of Jamaica Defence Force	coast guard	Wikidata