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Departure from Madagascar
- When
- 20 January 1766
- Where
- north-western coast of Madagascar
- Part of
- Meermin Slave Mutiny
Meermin sailed from north-western Madagascar on 20 January 1766 carrying about 140 Malagasy destined for slavery in the Cape Colony.
After collecting captives along the Madagascar coast from December 1765, Meermin departed the island's north-western coast on 20 January 1766 with roughly 140 Malagasy men, women, and children aboard, under Captain Gerrit Muller and a crew of 56.
Sources
- Meermin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-29
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