Second Maroon War

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf war
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of 1796
gptkbp:alliance local indigenous groups
gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings gptkb:Trelawny
Clarendon
St. James
gptkbp:casualties significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:causedBy disputes over land and autonomy
gptkbp:colors descendants_of_enslaved_Africans
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
Maroons
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_John_W._W._Smith
comprised of regular troops and local militias
gptkbp:cultural_impact increased tensions in slave society
influence_on_Jamaican_folklore
influence_on_Jamaican_music
influence_on_Rastafarian_beliefs
gptkbp:duration approximately one year
gptkbp:finish 1796
gptkbp:foundedIn 1795
gptkbp:historical_significance debate among historians
viewed as a struggle for freedom
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:First_Maroon_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod eyewitness accounts
military records
colonial correspondence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Maroon War
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Jamaican_independence_movement
gptkbp:leadership Cudjoe_and_his_council
gptkbp:legacy resilience against colonial powers
Jamaican_national_identity
preservation_of_African_traditions
Maroon_cultural_identity
colonial_policies_in_Jamaica
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Nanny_of_the_Maroons
Cudjoe
gptkbp:partOf Jamaican_history
gptkbp:respondsTo military expeditions
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance impact_on_Maroon_communities
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare
hit-and-run tactics
scorched earth policy
use of artillery
ambushes
sabotage of supply lines
establishing_control_over_Maroon_territories
suppress_Maroon_resistance
gptkbp:team_achievements maintain autonomy
gptkbp:was_a_response_to fortified positions
alliances with other groups