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Tempati uprising begins at La Paix plantation
📅 22 Februari 1757On 22 February 1757, enslaved people at the La Paix timber plantation on the Tempati River rose in revolt. The uprising spread across plantations in the region, with cooperation between people who...
Captain Oorsinga describes the marshland protecting Fort Buku
📅 4 Mei 1772In a report dated 4 May 1772, Captain Oorsinga described how the marsh around Fort Buku made a colonial attack difficult. Buku was an Aluku settlement and defensive base led by Boni and his allies....
Baron’s forces raid plantation Poelwijk
📅 30 Juni 1772An eyewitness account dated 30 June 1772 describes an attack led by Baron’s forces on plantation Poelwijk. The raid formed part of the Aluku struggle against plantation power and the colonial...
Colonial troops capture and destroy Fort Buku
📅 20 November 1772On 20 November 1772, colonial forces captured Fort Buku after finding a concealed route through the marsh. The Zwarte Jagers, known as Redi Musu, helped the expedition; they were enslaved men...
Fourgeoud receives orders to campaign against Boni and Baron
📅 22 Maart 1776A letter dated 22 March 1776 records Colonel Louis Henri Fourgeoud’s assignment to protect the colony against Boni and Baron. Dutch authorities continued costly expeditions after the fall of Buku,...
Ndyuka leader Pambu is recorded promising not to aid the Aluku
📅 18 Januari 1786A colonial meeting record dated 18 January 1786 states that Ndyuka leader Pambu promised not to support the Aluku. The Ndyuka had their own treaty relationship with the Dutch, and colonial officials...
Colonial dispatch records the killing of Boni
📅 3 Maart 1793A colonial dispatch dated 3 March 1793 records an expedition in which Boni was killed. The National Archives identifies the report as a record of his death, while another modern account dates the...