The Jamaican Maroon Wars: Liberated Slaves vs. British

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Use code HISTORYDOSE50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at https://bit.ly/3EwJPUE! —--- As the British Empire transforms Jamaica into a ghastly slave colony in the 17th and 18th centuries, runaway Africans disperse into the mountains and resist. These “Maroons” establish free communities and their warriors proceed to raid plantations, liberate the enslaved, and decimate British attacks on their villages. —--- The art is original and manually made by Joseph Feely. For a demonstration, see our speed painting playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4XcIL30YRcFVRtD2Bh_3SUnkhm_BHpgZ ----------- SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL Join the Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/historydose ORIGINAL ART PRINTS https://joseph-feely.pixels.com/collections/history+dose?sort=recentlyadded COOL HISTORY MERCH Buy episode-themed merch here! https://www.redbubble.com/people/HistoryDose/shop —----------- A huge thanks to all of our Patreon supporters, especially: RJ McPherson Salvatore Martialis Chris Bergmann Edward Booth Jean Herrera Patrick Ellis Mad Bear Osceola Kevin Le Will Hatton Carlos Nevarez Dilovan Kamil Katheryn McWilliams Andre Vo Ian Pendleton Nathan Racher Matthew Sammon loljayzus Christopher Frausty the Snowman RamrodJohnston Sean F —---- Music sourced from Artlist as well as self-composed tracks —----- SOURCES Script with footnotes and bibliography linked here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C1JF9KSV7KuIZ2tOljzbxMvSZ3ZB4gmdlAYxuKSYarY/edit?usp=sharing