The Dutch Slave Revolt on St. Jan 1733

In 1733, on the island of St. Jan (now St. John) in the Danish West Indies, enslaved Africans rose up in a coordinated rebellion that seized control of the entire island for nearly six months. This episode explores the revolt through the lens of Dutch involvement—the Dutch West India Company supplied many of the enslaved laborers, Dutch traders ran the plantations, and the rebellion's suppression involved Dutch military cooperation with the Danes. We follow the leader, Breffu, an Akan-speaking woman from the Gold Coast, and the tactics the rebels used: capturing the fort at Coral Bay, burning sugar fields, and holding out against European forces. The revolt reveals the brutal reality of Caribbean slavery, the transatlantic networks that sustained it, and the courage of those who fought back. Lucas and Luna discuss the revolt's origins, key figures, the siege of the fort, and its aftermath, including the execution of many rebels and the sale of survivors. This is a story of resistance that challenges the narrative of Dutch maritime prosperity by exposing its human cost. #StJanRevolt #Breffu #DutchSlaveTrade #WIC #DanishWestIndies #CaribbeanSlavery #SlaveRebellion #CoralBay #Akan #GoldCoast #18thCentury #AtlanticHistory #Resistance #PlantationSlavery #StJohnUSVI #ColonialCaribbean #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo