#TackysRebellion broke out in #Jamaica on #ThisDayInHistory in 1760. 100 recently-taken slaves overran British troops at #FortHaldane, taking weapons. Badly outnumbered by reinforcements & #Maroon allies, Tacky was shot & the rest killed themselves rather than return to #slavery.

Cannons at FORT HALDANE
St. Mary, Jamaica
Fort erected 1759 #MarkPhinnPhotography

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#Photography #FortHaldane #StMary