Major offensive fails to secure a decisive victory

A land and river expedition destroys villages and, according to the report, captures 82 Indigenous people and five Maroons. The source says most of the Indigenous captives were hanged. Women and...

Indigenous fighters set fire to a house in Paramaribo and a building on an abandoned plantation, then escape. The colonial authorities suspect Maroon assistance. The action brings the war to the...

The Sapaijers, who had earlier fought the Dutch, now side with the occupier and attack Carib fighters, according to the colonial report. This shift shows that Indigenous peoples did not form a...

A colonial operation destroys a Maroon stronghold and kills about fifty people led by Gaminet. The source says only one man escaped. It gives no exact day in September. The attack shows that...

After taking office, Governor Van Sommelsdijck declares that fighters must be hunted down and killed, settlements destroyed and food supplies removed. The aim is to bring Indigenous communities...

A military unit sets out on an expedition together with Indigenous allies. The surviving account gives little information about the outcome. The archive thus shows how colonial military plans are...

Van Sommelsdijck writes that earlier expeditions had mixed results and that he wants to make Indigenous groups friends and conclude a lasting peace. The turn toward negotiation follows years in...

The attached PDF describes 1686 as a turning point and reports that a peace treaty was concluded. The treaty itself was not found among the archival documents discussed; its exact date, terms and...