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Photograph of three white British officers from the 1st West India Regiment


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This photograph is of three white British officers from the 1st West India Regiment, which played an important role in putting down the Morant Bay Rebellion (11 October 1865), plus a black sergeant from the same unit.  
Who was Major General Luke Smythe O Connor (left)?
Major-General Luke Smythe O Connor was the commander of the 1st West India Regiment and also had overall command of all other British military forces in Jamaica during the Morant Bay Rebellion. In theory, O’Connor took his orders directly from Governor Edward John Eyre, but he and the individual officers under his command had a lot a leeway to do things their own way when they were out in the field. ....

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Why the Haitian Revolution inspired so many rebellions


Why The Haitian Revolution Inspired So Many Rebellions
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By Marina Manoukian/Dec. 10, 2020 2:44 pm EDT/Updated: March 1, 2021 9:36 am EDT
The Haitian Revolution not only led to Haiti s independence, but it set off a ripple effect of uprisings by enslaved people across the Caribbean and South America. Although not all of the revolts that it inspired were successful, each and every uprising chipped away at the sovereignty of colonial empires.
The Haitian Revolution was in turn inspired by the French Revolution of 1789, which set the standard for the ideals of liberty and freedom that nations had the right to aspire towards. Since the colonies were built on a foundation of bondage, inequality, and prejudice, the hypocrisy of the French was promptly challenged. While earlier rebellions merely sought to withdraw from colonial society, the Haitian Revolution sought to completely overthrow the system. ....

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