EVENT INFORMATION

29
December
1770

The slave ship Brocanteur completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 29 December 1770 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Brocanteur; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Basmeule de Liesse; Investor: Basmeule de Liesse. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 30 September 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 28.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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