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Military Suppression

When
January 1832
Where
Jamaica
Part of
Suppression of the Christmas Rebellion (Baptist War) in Jamaica

British Army forces and Jamaican Maroons confronted rebel followers in January 1832, ending the uprising.

Sir Willoughby Cotton assumed responsibility for dealing with the rebels. He enlisted the Jamaican Maroons of Accompong Town to confront Sharpe's followers in the second week of January 1832, effectively ending the military phase of the rebellion.

Sources

  1. Baptist War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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