Persona históriko

M. van Westerholt

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M. van Westerholt

Hénero: Homber

Eventonan Relashoná

Colonial troops advance on Porto Mari

📅 19 Ougùstùs 1795

Captain Van Westerholt sets out for Porto Mari with a military detachment. The colonial state quickly organizes armed suppression and also deploys free Black and mixed-race men in an earlier...

The first battle at Porto Mari

📅 20 Ougùstùs 1795

After negotiations fail, colonial soldiers and marines attack the position at Porto Mari. The rebels withdraw toward Grote Berg and Fonteijn. Some are killed or captured. Colonial accounts present the...