Berbice Rebellion

Berbice Rebellion
	; The revolting plantations (highlighted)
Date	23 February 1763 – 15 April 1764; (1 year, 1 month)
Location	Berbice, Guyana
Result	Rebellion suppressed ; Formation of Maroon communities prevented
Belligerents
Society of Berbice; Society of Suriname; Barbados Navy; Dutch Navy; Arawak and Carib allies	Army of the Negroes of Berbice
Commanders and leaders
Governor van Hoogenheim; Major Fourgeoud; Field Marshal von Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	Governor Coffij; Captain Atta; Captain Accara; Captain Accabre

The Berbice Rebellion was a slave rebellion in Guyana that began on 23 February 1763 and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffij. The first major slave revolt in South America, it is seen as a major event in Guyana's anti-colonial struggles, and when Guyana became a republic in 1970 the state declared 23 February as a day to commemorate the start of the Berbice slave revolt.

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