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Any ideas on what would happen if Tacky's War succeeded and, at least temporarily, slaves took control of Jamaica in 1760? I assume the UK would attempt to take back the island, but it was pretty busy fighting the 7YW at the time. The topography of Jamaica would make it very hard to quell (and the actual revolt was put down with the help of maroon communities that had already negotiated deals with the Brits/plantation owners, in exchange for returning future runaways), and I assume diseases would cause a lot of UK sailor/marine casualties. So I can see this this working over the long term, but I'd like to know if I'm off base.

And would it inspire more uprisings around the Caribbean? Maybe accelerate things in Saint-Domingue?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacky's_War
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