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Maroons in Haiti

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	In [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]], most of the African slaves fled to the [[Montagnes Noires]], a range of mountains in the central part of western Hispaniola,<ref name="Montagnes DB2">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ''Freedom Cry'' – [[Database: Montagnes Noires]]</ref> following the [[Taíno]] tribes who had done the same before them, fleeing abuse from the [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Spanish Empire\|Empire]]'s colonies.<ref name="Maroon DB" /> The mountains made it extremely difficult for any surprise attacks from oppressors, and the high altitude was ideal for lookouts.<ref name="Montagnes DB2" />		In [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]], most of the African slaves fled to the [[Montagnes Noires]], a range of mountains in the central part of western Hispaniola,<ref name="Montagnes DB2">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ''Freedom Cry'' – [[Database: Montagnes Noires]]</ref> following the [[Taíno]] tribes who had done the same before them, fleeing abuse from the [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Spanish Empire\|Empire]]'s colonies.<ref name="Maroon DB" /> The mountains made it extremely difficult for any surprise attacks from oppressors, and the high altitude was ideal for lookouts.<ref name="Montagnes DB2" />

	Their lives were often based on subsistence agriculture and survival [[hunting]], while the warriors among them fought for independence and the freedom of other slaves. To this effect they would terrorize [[~~Sugar plantation\|~~plantation]] owners and overseers, razing crops, looting and conducting [[raid]]s on sugar and coffee plantations. The former slave owners retaliated brutally, with the [[Code Noir]] on their side: plantation slaves were killed, many of the attackers slaughtered, and the death penalty was a common form of punishment.<ref name = "Maroon DB"/>		Their lives were often based on subsistence agriculture and survival [[hunting]], while the warriors among them fought for independence and the freedom of other slaves. To this effect they would terrorize [[plantation]] owners and overseers, razing crops, looting and conducting [[raid]]s on sugar and coffee plantations. The former slave owners retaliated brutally, with the [[Code Noir]] on their side: plantation slaves were killed, many of the attackers slaughtered, and the death penalty was a common form of punishment.<ref name = "Maroon DB"/>

	Though numerous, they were not the only black population in Saint-Domingue at the time, as the island also included both Freedmen, slaves who were freed legally through emancipation or manumission, and ''{{Wiki\|Free people of color\|Gens de Couleur}}'', those who were born free or freed at birth.<ref name="Maroon DB" />		Though numerous, they were not the only black population in Saint-Domingue at the time, as the island also included both Freedmen, slaves who were freed legally through emancipation or manumission, and ''{{Wiki\|Free people of color\|Gens de Couleur}}'', those who were born free or freed at birth.<ref name="Maroon DB" />

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Maroons in Haiti

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	Sometime prior to 1735, a [[Maroon rebellion\|Maroon movement]] in Saint-Domingue was established, led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. On the years following 1735, the rebellion grew in strength and power aided by [[Adéwalé]], a member of the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[A Common Enemy]]</ref> Liberated slaves from both the [[slave ship]]s and those sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[Laying the First Brick]]</ref> though a confrontation with the Governor of [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Pierre de Fayet]], would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref> An attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the white colonists led to Maroon leader [[François Mackandal]]'s execution in 1758.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Agaté]]</ref>		Sometime prior to 1735, a [[Maroon rebellion\|Maroon movement]] in Saint-Domingue was established, led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. On the years following 1735, the rebellion grew in strength and power aided by [[Adéwalé]], a member of the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[A Common Enemy]]</ref> Liberated slaves from both the [[slave ship]]s and those sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[Laying the First Brick]]</ref> though a confrontation with the Governor of [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Pierre de Fayet]], would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref> An attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the white colonists led to Maroon leader [[François Mackandal]]'s execution in 1758.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Agaté]]</ref>

	The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful [[Haitian Revolution\|slave uprising]], the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. Starting in 1791, with the {{Wiki\|Haitian Vodou\|Vodou}} ceremony at ~~{{Wiki\|~~Bois Caïman}} led by [[Dutty Boukman]] and calling for a major rebellion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"</ref> By early 1801, Maroon [[Toussaint Louverture]] declared himself absolute ruler of the island and freed all slaves.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"</ref> Though interference by [[France\|French]] [[French Empire\|Emperor]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], by way of his brother-in-law [[Charles Leclerc]], deposed him,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"</ref> Louverture's lieutenant [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] ousted the French from the island, bringing the Revolution to a successful conclusion.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"</ref>		The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful [[Haitian Revolution\|slave uprising]], the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. Starting in 1791, with the {{Wiki\|Haitian Vodou\|Vodou}} ceremony at [[Bois Caïman]] led by [[Dutty Boukman]] and calling for a major rebellion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"</ref> By early 1801, Maroon [[Toussaint Louverture]] declared himself absolute ruler of the island and freed all slaves.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"</ref> Though interference by [[France\|French]] [[French Empire\|Emperor]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], by way of his brother-in-law [[Charles Leclerc]], deposed him,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"</ref> Louverture's lieutenant [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] ousted the French from the island, bringing the Revolution to a successful conclusion.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"</ref>

	==Maroons in Jamaica==		==Maroons in Jamaica==

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	{{Quote\|Recruits. Liberated slaves. The warriors among them join me. The others grow the community for which we fight. (Little by little, bird builds his nest.)\|Augustin Dieufort to the Assassin Adéwalé on the Maroons, 1735.\|Freedom Cry\|Laying the First Brick}}		{{Quote\|Recruits. Liberated slaves. The warriors among them join me. The others grow the community for which we fight. (Little by little, bird builds his nest.)\|Augustin Dieufort to the Assassin Adéwalé on the Maroons, 1735.\|Freedom Cry\|Laying the First Brick}}
	The '''Maroons''' were people who escaped [[slavery]] in the [[Americas]] and formed their own settlements away from their oppressors.<ref name = "Maroon DB">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[Database: Maroons]]</ref>		The '''Maroons''' were people who escaped [[slavery]] in the [[Americas]] and formed their own settlements away from their oppressors.<ref name = "Maroon DB">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[Database: Maroons]]</ref>

imported>Soranin: Confused Louis with Leclerc, oops

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Confused Louis with Leclerc, oops

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	Sometime prior to 1735, a [[Maroon rebellion\|Maroon movement]] in Saint-Domingue was established, led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. On the years following 1735, the rebellion grew in strength and power aided by [[Adéwalé]], a member of the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[A Common Enemy]]</ref> Liberated slaves from both the [[slave ship]]s and those sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[Laying the First Brick]]</ref> though a confrontation with the Governor of [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Pierre de Fayet]], would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref> An attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the white colonists led to Maroon leader [[François Mackandal]]'s execution in 1758.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Agaté]]</ref>		Sometime prior to 1735, a [[Maroon rebellion\|Maroon movement]] in Saint-Domingue was established, led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. On the years following 1735, the rebellion grew in strength and power aided by [[Adéwalé]], a member of the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[A Common Enemy]]</ref> Liberated slaves from both the [[slave ship]]s and those sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[Laying the First Brick]]</ref> though a confrontation with the Governor of [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Pierre de Fayet]], would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref> An attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the white colonists led to Maroon leader [[François Mackandal]]'s execution in 1758.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Agaté]]</ref>

	The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful [[Haitian Revolution\|slave uprising]], the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. Starting in 1791, with the {{Wiki\|Haitian Vodou\|Vodou}} ceremony at {{Wiki\|Bois Caïman}} led by [[Dutty Boukman]] and calling for a major rebellion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"</ref> By early 1801, Maroon [[Toussaint Louverture]] declared himself absolute ruler of the island and freed all slaves.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"</ref> Though interference by [[France\|French]] [[French Empire\|Emperor]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], by way of his ~~cousin~~ [[Charles Leclerc]], deposed him,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"</ref> Louverture's lieutenant [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] ousted the French from the island, bringing the Revolution to a successful conclusion.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"</ref>		The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful [[Haitian Revolution\|slave uprising]], the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. Starting in 1791, with the {{Wiki\|Haitian Vodou\|Vodou}} ceremony at {{Wiki\|Bois Caïman}} led by [[Dutty Boukman]] and calling for a major rebellion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"</ref> By early 1801, Maroon [[Toussaint Louverture]] declared himself absolute ruler of the island and freed all slaves.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"</ref> Though interference by [[France\|French]] [[French Empire\|Emperor]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], by way of his brother-in-law [[Charles Leclerc]], deposed him,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"</ref> Louverture's lieutenant [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] ousted the French from the island, bringing the Revolution to a successful conclusion.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"</ref>

	==Maroons in Jamaica==		==Maroons in Jamaica==

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2021-03-23T00:26:27Z

Maroons in Jamaica

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	[[Antó]], an enslaved {{Wiki\|Ashanti people\|Ashanti}} man in [[Jamaica]] escaped with the help of the legendary warrior [[Cudjoe\|Kujo]]. Later, he founded a Maroon community near [[Kingston]], where he ran an [[Assassin bureau]], and established contacts with indigenous traders, who helped coordinate raids on plantations that freed more slaves to join him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: The Maroon Assassin]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Antó]]</ref> In 1716, the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] helped Antó liberate other Maroons from [[Templar]] captivity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Recruiting Maroons]]</ref>		[[Antó]], an enslaved {{Wiki\|Ashanti people\|Ashanti}} man in [[Jamaica]] escaped with the help of the legendary warrior [[Cudjoe\|Kujo]]. Later, he founded a Maroon community near [[Kingston]], where he ran an [[Assassin bureau]], and established contacts with indigenous traders, who helped coordinate raids on plantations that freed more slaves to join him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: The Maroon Assassin]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Antó]]</ref> In 1716, the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] helped Antó liberate other Maroons from [[Templars\|Templar]] captivity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Recruiting Maroons]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Darman36: Thanks for writing, Soranin. Added some missed links, expanded refs

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Thanks for writing, Soranin. Added some missed links, expanded refs

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	==Maroons in Haiti==		==Maroons in Haiti==
	In [[Saint-Domingue]], most of the African slaves fled to the [[Montagnes Noires]], a range of mountains in the central part of western Hispaniola,<ref name = "Montagnes DB">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ''Freedom Cry'' – [[Database: Montagnes Noires]]</ref> following the [[Taíno]] tribes who'd done the same before them, fleeing ~~from~~ abuse from the Spanish.<ref name = "Maroon DB"/> The mountains' made it extremely difficult for any surprise attacks from oppressors, and the high altitude was ideal for lookouts.<ref name = "Montagnes DB"/>		In [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]], most of the African slaves fled to the [[Montagnes Noires]], a range of mountains in the central part of western Hispaniola,<ref name="Montagnes DB2">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ''Freedom Cry'' – [[Database: Montagnes Noires]]</ref> following the [[Taíno]] tribes who had done the same before them, fleeing abuse from the [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Spanish Empire\|Empire]]'s colonies.<ref name="Maroon DB" /> The mountains made it extremely difficult for any surprise attacks from oppressors, and the high altitude was ideal for lookouts.<ref name="Montagnes DB2" />

	Their lives were often based on subsistence agriculture and survival hunting, while the warriors among them fought for independence and the freedom of other slaves. To this effect they would ~~terrorrize~~ plantation owners and overseers, razing crops, looting and conducting ~~raids~~ on sugar and coffee plantations. The former slave owners retaliated brutally, with the [[Code Noir]] on their side: plantation slaves were killed, many of the attackers slaughtered, and death penalty was a common form of punishment.<ref name = "Maroon DB"/>		Their lives were often based on subsistence agriculture and survival [[hunting]], while the warriors among them fought for independence and the freedom of other slaves. To this effect they would terrorize [[Sugar plantation\|plantation]] owners and overseers, razing crops, looting and conducting [[raid]]s on sugar and coffee plantations. The former slave owners retaliated brutally, with the [[Code Noir]] on their side: plantation slaves were killed, many of the attackers slaughtered, and the death penalty was a common form of punishment.<ref name = "Maroon DB"/>

	Though numerous, they were not the only black population in Saint-Domingue at the time, it also included both Freedmen (slaves who were freed legally through emancipation or manumission) and ''Gens de Couleur'' (those who were born free or freed at birth).<ref name = "Maroon DB"/>		Though numerous, they were not the only black population in Saint-Domingue at the time, as the island also included both Freedmen, slaves who were freed legally through emancipation or manumission, and ''{{Wiki\|Free people of color\|Gens de Couleur}}'', those who were born free or freed at birth.<ref name="Maroon DB" />

	Sometime prior to 1735, a Maroon movement in ~~Haiti~~ was established, led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. On the years following 1735, the rebellion grew in strength and power aided by the [[~~Assassin~~]] [[~~Adéwalé~~]]~~; liberated~~ slaves from both the slave ~~ships~~ and those sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion~~. Though~~ a confrontation with the Governor of [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Pierre de Fayet]], would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref> An attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the white colonists led to Maroon leader [[François Mackandal]]'s execution in 1758.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Agaté]]</ref>		Sometime prior to 1735, a [[Maroon rebellion\|Maroon movement]] in Saint-Domingue was established, led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. On the years following 1735, the rebellion grew in strength and power aided by [[Adéwalé]], a member of the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[A Common Enemy]]</ref> Liberated slaves from both the [[slave ship]]s and those sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[Laying the First Brick]]</ref> though a confrontation with the Governor of [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Pierre de Fayet]], would put an end to this alliance, with Adéwalé leaving Port-au-Prince after assassinating de Fayet in 1737.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref> An attempt at freeing the slaves in Saint-Domingue by poisoning the white colonists led to Maroon leader [[François Mackandal]]'s execution in 1758.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Agaté]]</ref>

	The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful [[Haitian Revolution\|slave uprising]], the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. Starting in 1791, with the Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman led by [[Dutty Boukman]] and calling for a major rebellion.<ref ~~name = "Letters to the Dead"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex~~\|Letters to the Dead~~]]</ref> By early 1801, Maroon [[Toussaint Louverture]] declared himself absolute ruler of the island and freed all slaves. Though interference by [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], by way of his cousin [[Charles Leclerc]], deposed him, Louverture's lieutenant [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] ousted the French from the island, bringing the Revolution to a successful conclusion.<ref ~~name =~~ "~~Letters to the Dead~~"/>		The Maroons and their Assassin allies in Saint-Domingue ultimately managed a successful [[Haitian Revolution\|slave uprising]], the only one to result in the founding of a free state after a century of effort and more than one attempt. Starting in 1791, with the {{Wiki\|Haitian Vodou\|Vodou}} ceremony at {{Wiki\|Bois Caïman}} led by [[Dutty Boukman]] and calling for a major rebellion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] – Entry #5: "Ceremony at Bois Caïman: Bois Caïman, Saint-Domingue, 1791-08-14"</ref> By early 1801, Maroon [[Toussaint Louverture]] declared himself absolute ruler of the island and freed all slaves.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #9: "Absolute Ruler of Saint-Domingue: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1801-07-08"</ref> Though interference by [[France\|French]] [[French Empire\|Emperor]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], by way of his cousin [[Charles Leclerc]], deposed him,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #10: "Leclerc's Expedition: Cap Français, Saint-Domingue, 1802"</ref> Louverture's lieutenant [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] ousted the French from the island, bringing the Revolution to a successful conclusion.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – Eseosa's Codex – Entry #12: "What Price Freedom: Davenport Manor, British America, 1804-03-01"</ref>

	==Maroons in Jamaica==		==Maroons in Jamaica==
	[[Antó]], an enslaved Ashanti man in [[Jamaica]] escaped with the help of the legendary warrior [[Cudjoe\|Kujo]]. Later, he founded a Maroon community near [[Kingston]] where he ran an [[Assassin bureau]], and established contacts with indigenous traders, who helped coordinate raids on plantations that freed more slaves to join him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: The Maroon Assassin]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Antó]]</ref> In 1716, [[Edward Kenway]] helped Antó liberate other Maroons from [[Templar]] ~~capitivity~~.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Recruiting Maroons]]</ref>		[[Antó]], an enslaved {{Wiki\|Ashanti people\|Ashanti}} man in [[Jamaica]] escaped with the help of the legendary warrior [[Cudjoe\|Kujo]]. Later, he founded a Maroon community near [[Kingston]], where he ran an [[Assassin bureau]], and established contacts with indigenous traders, who helped coordinate raids on plantations that freed more slaves to join him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database: The Maroon Assassin]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Database: Antó]]</ref> In 1716, the [[Wales\|Welsh]] [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] helped Antó liberate other Maroons from [[Templar]] captivity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Recruiting Maroons]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Soranin: They were not slaves by definition, as you've been told for the third time now and not all were rebels.

2021-03-22T23:56:32Z

They were not slaves by definition, as you've been told for the third time now and not all were rebels.

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Freedom Cry]]''		**''[[Freedom Cry]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''