Demerara rebellion of 1823

The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving between 9,000 and 12,000 slaves that took place in the British colony of Demerara-Essequibo in what is now Guyana. The exact number of how many took part in the uprising is a matter of debate. The rebellion began on 18 August 1823 and lasted for two days. Their goal was full emancipation. The uprising was triggered by a widespread but mistaken belief that Parliament had passed a law that abolished slavery and that this was being withheld by the colonial rulers. Instigated chiefly by Jack Gladstone, an enslaved man from the "Success" plantation, the rebellion also involved his father, Quamina, and other senior members of their church group. Its English pastor, John Smith, was implicated.

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1782 Capture of Demerara and Essequibo

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Plate 11 Executions

Plate 10 The Indians

Plate 8 Rifle Corps

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Plate 2 Retreat of Lt Brady

Plate 5 Main Guard

Plate 6 Provisional Battalion

Plate 13 Plan of Demerara

Demerara 1823

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1782	Capture of Demerara and Essequibo	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1823	Demerara rebellion of 1823	slave rebellion	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort le Dauphin	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Cavalry		Commons
commons	image		Plate 11 Executions		Commons
commons	image		Plate 10 The Indians		Commons
commons	image		Plate 8 Rifle Corps		Commons
commons	image		Plate 9		Commons
commons	image		Plate 2 Retreat of Lt Brady		Commons
commons	image		Plate 5 Main Guard		Commons
commons	image		Plate 6 Provisional Battalion		Commons
commons	image		Plate 13 Plan of Demerara		Commons
commons	image		Demerara 1823		Commons