EVENT INFORMATION

24
July
1815

The slave ship Belle left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Antigua and Barbuda. About 501 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 24 July 1815 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Belle; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 334. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Lefébure; Investor: Hourquebie; Captain: Brian, François. The voyage began at Bordeaux on 15 December 1814. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ambriz (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Antigua, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Vice-Admiralty Court, Antigua, condemned.

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