Second Maroon War
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The Second Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica between the British colonial authorities and the Maroons, a community of formerly enslaved Africans who had established independent settlements and resisted British control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Maroon War canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3179261 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Maroon War Context triple: [British colonial period in Jamaica, significantEvent, Second Maroon War]
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A.
First Maroon War
The First Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica in which formerly enslaved Africans, known as Maroons, fought British colonial forces to secure their autonomy and land rights.
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B.
Patriot War of East Florida
The Patriot War of East Florida was a short-lived 1812–1814 U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign aimed at wresting Spanish East Florida from Spain, which became an early episode in the broader struggle that included the First Seminole War.
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C.
Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
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D.
Baptist War
The Baptist War was a major 1831–1832 slave rebellion in Jamaica, led largely by Baptist preacher Samuel Sharpe, that hastened the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
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E.
Caste War of Yucatán
The Caste War of Yucatán was a long and violent 19th-century indigenous Maya uprising against Mexican and local elite rule on the Yucatán Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Maroon War Target entity description: The Second Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica between the British colonial authorities and the Maroons, a community of formerly enslaved Africans who had established independent settlements and resisted British control.
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A.
First Maroon War
The First Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica in which formerly enslaved Africans, known as Maroons, fought British colonial forces to secure their autonomy and land rights.
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B.
Patriot War of East Florida
The Patriot War of East Florida was a short-lived 1812–1814 U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign aimed at wresting Spanish East Florida from Spain, which became an early episode in the broader struggle that included the First Seminole War.
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C.
Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
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D.
Baptist War
The Baptist War was a major 1831–1832 slave rebellion in Jamaica, led largely by Baptist preacher Samuel Sharpe, that hastened the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
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E.
Caste War of Yucatán
The Caste War of Yucatán was a long and violent 19th-century indigenous Maya uprising against Mexican and local elite rule on the Yucatán Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British colonial authorities in Jamaica
ⓘ
Jamaican Maroons ⓘ Trelawny Town Maroons ⓘ
linked to:
Jamaican Maroons
|
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| consequence |
deportation of many Trelawny Town Maroons from Jamaica
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increased British military presence in Jamaica ⓘ relocation of Maroons to Nova Scotia ⓘ subsequent relocation of some Maroons from Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone ⓘ tightening of British control over Maroon communities ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Great Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1796 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British attempts to assert greater control over Maroon settlements
ⓘ
alleged breaches of treaty obligations by both sides ⓘ disputes over the 1739–1740 Maroon treaties ⓘ punishment of Maroons accused of crimes by British planters ⓘ tensions between British authorities and Maroon communities ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupInvolved |
Africans in the African diaspora
ⓘ
Maroons ⓘ
linked to:
Paramaka Maroons
|
| locatedIn |
British West Indies
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Cockpit Country region of Jamaica
ⓘ
interior of Jamaica ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
ⓘ
Jamaican colonial militia ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British plantation interests in Jamaica ⓘ |
| participant |
Governor Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres
ⓘ
Trelawny Town Maroon leaders ⓘ
linked to:
Jamaican Maroons
|
| partOf |
Atlantic World history
ⓘ
history of Jamaica ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Maroon War
ⓘ
Maroons in Jamaica ⓘ
linked to:
Jamaican Maroons
history of colonial resistance in the Caribbean ⓘ slavery in the British Empire ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
defeat of Trelawny Town Maroons ⓘ |
| significantFor |
impact on British colonial policy in Jamaica
ⓘ
reshaping of Maroon communities in Jamaica ⓘ struggle of formerly enslaved Africans for autonomy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Maroon War Description of subject: The Second Maroon War was an 18th-century conflict in Jamaica between the British colonial authorities and the Maroons, a community of formerly enslaved Africans who had established independent settlements and resisted British control.
Referenced by (4)
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