Robert Venables
British general
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conquest of Jamaica
- In Jamaica: Planters, buccaneers, and slaves
…Sir William Penn and General Robert Venables captured Jamaica and began expelling the Spanish, a task that was accomplished within five years. However, many of the Spaniards’ escaped slaves had formed communities in the highlands, and increasing numbers also escaped from British plantations. The former slaves were called Maroons, a…
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