Wolfert Simon van Hoogenheim
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Years
- 1763
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Wolfert Simon van Hoogenheim, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Start of the Berbice Slave Uprising
1763Role: Dutch Governor of Berbice, recipient of Cuffy's peace letter
- Rebellion spreads toward Fort Nassau
The rebellion reached the Berbice River and advanced steadily toward the capital Fort Nassau as the governor sent military assistance.
- Rebellion begins on plantation Magdalenenberg
Enslaved people on the Canje River plantation rebelled on 23 February 1763 against harsh and inhumane treatment.
- Revolt on plantation Hollandia near Lilienburg
On 27 February 1763 a revolt broke out on Hollandia plantation, where Cuffy was enslaved and worked as a cooper.
- Cuffy proposes partition of Berbice
On 2 April 1763 Cuffy wrote to Governor van Hoogenheim proposing partition of the colony rather than continued war.
- Rebellion spreads toward Fort Nassau
Sources
- Berbice Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
- Cuffy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-28