Fort Shirley
Dominica /
Saint John /
Portsmouth /
World
/ Dominica
/ Saint John
/ Portsmouth
World / Dominica
museum, fortification, historical building
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Fort Shirley is part of the Cabrits National Park in the north of Dominica and can be considered Dominica’s most important historic site and was the scene of the famous revolt of the 8th West India Regiment in 1802 when African slave soldiers took over the garrison for three days in protest over conditions there and the fear of being sent to work in the canefields. Their action resulted in all slave soldiers in the British Empire being made free in 1807.
Fort Shirley is part of the Cabrits National Park in the north of Dominica and can be considered Dominica’s most important historic site and was the scene of the famous revolt of the 8th West India Regiment in 1802 when African slave soldiers took over the garrison for three days in protest over conditions there and the fear of being sent to work in the canefields. Their action resulted in all slave soldiers in the British Empire being made free in 1807.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 15°35'0"N 61°28'24"W
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- Porte-La-Fin 13 km
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