Baptist War

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf slave rebellion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Jamaican_Slave_Revolt
gptkb:Christmas_Rebellion
gptkbp:casualties 14 whites killed
over 200 properties destroyed
over 500 enslaved people killed
gptkbp:cause demand for freedom and better working conditions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate 1832-01
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baptist War
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Samuel_Sharpe
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Baptist_missionaries
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Samuel_Sharpe
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Jamaican_planters
gptkb:British_Army
British colonial authorities
local militia
gptkbp:participants up to 60,000 enslaved people
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Morant_Bay_Rebellion
gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkbp:religiousInfluence gptkb:Baptist_Christianity
gptkbp:result Suppression of the rebellion
Execution of leaders
Acceleration of abolition of slavery in the British Empire
gptkbp:significance influenced the Slavery Abolition Act 1833
gptkbp:startDate 1831-12-25
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jamaica_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6