EVENT INFORMATION

9
November
1785

The slave ship Reverseau departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 9 November 1785 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Reverseau; flag: France. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Garesché, Daniel; Captain: Bargeau, J. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 9 November 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 38 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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