EVENT INFORMATION

4
August
1727

The slave ship César arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 334 people had been taken aboard and approximately 296 arrived.

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📅 4 August 1727 📍 Martinique

Vessel: César; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Trochon, Charles; Captain: Joubert, Barthélemy. The voyage began at Nantes on 8 December 1726. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 73 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Sold.

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