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1811 German Coast uprising

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The 1811 German Coast uprising was a slave rebellion which occurred in the Territory of Orleans on January 8–10, 1811. It occurred on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the modern-day Louisiana parishes of St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and Jefferson. The rebellion was the largest of its kind in the history of the United States. The rebels killed two white slave owner family members, but the confrontations with the U.S. military and local militiamen who were sent to suppress the rebellion, combined with post-trial executions, resulted in the deaths of 95 rebels.

1811 German Coast uprising Part of the Slave Revolts in North America DateJanuary 8–10, 1811 Location Territory of Orleans Result Rebellion suppressed Belligerents Black slaves United States Commanders and leaders Charles Deslondes Wade Hampton I John Shaw William C. C. Claiborne Strength 200–500 enslaved Africans and African Americans 2 companies of volunteer militia, 30 regular troops and 40 seamen Casualties and losses 95 total killed from skirmishes and sentencing after trials 2 killed The 1811 German Coast uprising was a slave rebellion which occurred in the Territory of…

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