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The '''Maroon rebellion''' was a revolutionary movement instigated by black [[Slavery|slaves]] in the [[France|French]] colony of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] sometime prior to 1735. | The '''Maroon rebellion''' was a revolutionary movement instigated by black [[Slavery|slaves]] in the [[France|French]] colony of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] sometime prior to 1735. | ||
Led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]], the madame of [[La Dame en Rose]], the [[Maroons]] were based in a [[Maroon hideout|coastal cavern]] located south west of [[Port-au-Prince]]. | Led principally by [[Augustin Dieufort]] and supported by [[Bastienne Josèphe]], the madame of ''[[La Dame en Rose]]'', the [[Maroons]] were based in a [[Maroon hideout|coastal cavern]] located south west of [[Port-au-Prince]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===1730s=== | ===1730s=== | ||
In 1735, the [[Maroon hideout]] was located by a number of [[overseer]]s | In 1735, the [[Maroon hideout]] was located and attacked by a number of [[overseer]]s in an attempt to wipe out the former slaves. The slaves were rescued by [[Adéwalé]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]] who had been recruited by Bastienne to provide the resistance with some assistance, and he managed to eliminate the overseers before they could escape with knowledge of the hideout's location.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[Laying the First Brick]]</ref> | ||
Following this, Adéwalé and the rebels proceeded to capture the French [[Slave ships|slave ship]] ''[[Experto Crede]]''<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[A Ship of His Own]]</ref> and later made use of it to liberate a number of slave ships traveling throughout the [[Caribbean]]. Over the next two years, the rebellion grew in strength and power; liberated slaves from both the slave ships and those [[sugar]] [[plantation]]s attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion, until it became clear to [[Pierre, Marquis de Fayet|Pierre de Fayet]], the Governor of Port-au-Prince, that things were getting out of hand.<ref name="Down">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[Down with the Ship]]</ref> | Following this, Adéwalé and the rebels proceeded to capture the French [[Slave ships|slave ship]] ''[[Experto Crede]]'',<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[A Ship of His Own]]</ref> and later made use of it to liberate a number of slave ships traveling throughout the [[Caribbean]]. Over the next two years, the rebellion grew in strength and power; liberated slaves from both the slave ships and those [[sugar]] [[plantation]]s attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion, until it became clear to [[Pierre, Marquis de Fayet|Pierre de Fayet]], the Governor of Port-au-Prince, that things were getting out of hand.<ref name="Down">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[Down with the Ship]]</ref> | ||
Aware that the rebels were liberating slave ships, De Fayet gave orders to sink any vessel that the ''Experto Crede'' attempted to liberate. One such act took place in 1737, leading to the deaths of hundreds of slaves and, nearly, Adéwalé's own.<ref name="Down" /> Determined that De Fayet should pay, the Assassin resolved to kill the governor. He succeeded, but was subsequently forced to leave Port-au-Prince as it had become too dangerous for | Aware that the rebels were liberating slave ships, De Fayet gave orders to sink any vessel that the ''Experto Crede'' attempted to liberate. One such act took place in 1737, leading to the deaths of hundreds of slaves and, nearly, Adéwalé's own.<ref name="Down" /> Determined that De Fayet should pay, the Assassin resolved to kill the governor. He succeeded, but was subsequently forced to leave Port-au-Prince as it had become too dangerous for himself and the Maroons for him to be there.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry'' – [[De Fayet%27s Last Stand]]</ref> | ||
===1790s=== | ===1790s=== | ||
Decades later, during the 1790s, the Assassin [[Eseosa]], the grandson of Adéwalé and Bastienne, played a significant role in the [[Haitian Revolution]] against their French masters who, distracted with their [[Napoleonic Wars|war in Europe]], eventually surrendered control of the island to the slaves, handing them their freedom.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa%27s Codex]]</ref> | Decades later, during the 1790s, the Assassin [[Eseosa]], the grandson of Adéwalé and Bastienne, played a significant role in the [[Haitian Revolution]] against their French masters who, distracted with their [[Napoleonic Wars|war in Europe]], eventually surrendered control of the island to the slaves, handing them their freedom.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa%27s Codex]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Maroon rebellion was a revolutionary movement instigated by black slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue sometime prior to 1735.
Led principally by Augustin Dieufort and supported by Bastienne Josèphe, the madame of La Dame en Rose, the Maroons were based in a coastal cavern located south west of Port-au-Prince.
History[edit | edit source]
1730s[edit | edit source]
In 1735, the Maroon hideout was located and attacked by a number of overseers in an attempt to wipe out the former slaves. The slaves were rescued by Adéwalé, an Assassin who had been recruited by Bastienne to provide the resistance with some assistance, and he managed to eliminate the overseers before they could escape with knowledge of the hideout's location.[1]
Following this, Adéwalé and the rebels proceeded to capture the French slave ship Experto Crede,[2] and later made use of it to liberate a number of slave ships traveling throughout the Caribbean. Over the next two years, the rebellion grew in strength and power; liberated slaves from both the slave ships and those sugar plantations attacked by the Assassin joined the rebellion, until it became clear to Pierre de Fayet, the Governor of Port-au-Prince, that things were getting out of hand.[3]
Aware that the rebels were liberating slave ships, De Fayet gave orders to sink any vessel that the Experto Crede attempted to liberate. One such act took place in 1737, leading to the deaths of hundreds of slaves and, nearly, Adéwalé's own.[3] Determined that De Fayet should pay, the Assassin resolved to kill the governor. He succeeded, but was subsequently forced to leave Port-au-Prince as it had become too dangerous for himself and the Maroons for him to be there.[4]
1790s[edit | edit source]
Decades later, during the 1790s, the Assassin Eseosa, the grandson of Adéwalé and Bastienne, played a significant role in the Haitian Revolution against their French masters who, distracted with their war in Europe, eventually surrendered control of the island to the slaves, handing them their freedom.[5]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – Laying the First Brick
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – A Ship of His Own
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – Down with the Ship
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – De Fayet's Last Stand
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Eseosa's Codex
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