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Breffu (possibly
derived from Twi, Baffour) was an
Akwamu leader of the 1733
slave insurrection on St. John (then
known as St. Jan) in
Danish West Indies...
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submitting to
captivity and slavery, more than a
dozen men and women,
including Breffu, one of the leaders, shot and
killed themselves before the
French forces...
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revolted against the
owners and
managers of the island's plantations. Led by
Breffu, an
enslaved woman from Ghana, and
lasting several months into
August 1734...
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plantation owners and
their families were
killed by the Akwamu,
including Breffu,
before it was
suppressed later the
following year. In 1755
Frederick V...
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ended with defeat, however, and many rebels,
including one of the
leaders Breffu,
committed suicide rather than
being recaptured. The most
successful slave...
- 1732: An
unnamed female serves in the
Dutch army
dressed as a male. 1733:
Breffu leads the 1733
slave insurrection on St. John. 1738–1752:
Johanna Sophia...