In 1855, 125 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 12, Case ID LA-E-590 occurred via the Rachat et Engagement, Réunion
| RegID | LA-E-590 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Happy |
| Year | 1855 |
| Government Department | Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française |
| Court | Rachat et Engagement, Réunion |
| Trial Outcome | Purchased |
| Enslaved Total | 285 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 125 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Le Happy revenait de Madagascar à La Réunion, avec à son bord 285 engagés provenant de la côte d'Afrique, quand éclata une rébellion quit fit 160 victimes. |
| Sources | Virginie Chaillou-Atrous, "De l'Afrique orientale à l'océan indien occidental, histoire des engagés africains à La Réunion" (Ph.D. thesis, Université de Nantes, 2010), 162-163. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | |
| Ship Status | Unknown |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Madagascar |
| Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1855-08-16 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | Mascarenes |
| Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Réunion |