1787 ⟶ Freed Slaves Found Freetown
Freed slaves from London establish Freetown in present-day S...
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🧼 Imperial Leather Commissioned by Count Orlov
Imperial Leather commissioned by Count Orlov.⟶
Luxury GoodsConsumerismTradeManufacturingSocial History
United Kingdom🏘️ Freed Slaves Found Freetown
Freed slaves from London establish Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.⟶
Transatlantic Slave TradeAbolitionismColonialismSettlementDiasporaSierra LeoneAfrican DiasporaSocial History
Sierra LeoneUnited Kingdom🇬🇧 Sierra Leone Declared a British Colony
Sierra Leone becomes British colony.⟶
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismPolitical HistoryAtlantic Slave TradeSlaveryGovernanceSierra Leone
Sierra LeoneUnited Kingdom🏘️ American Colonization Society Establishes Liberia
Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.⟶
ColonizationTransatlantic Slave TradeAbolitionismDiasporaSocial ReformAtlantic WorldSettler Colonialism
Liberia
United States🛡️ Operation Palliser Ends Sierra Leone Civil War
May 6: The British Army launches Operation Palliser which effectively ends the Sierra Leone Civil War.⟶
Civil WarMilitary InterventionBritish ArmySierra LeoneConflict ResolutionPost-ConflictWarfare
Sierra LeoneUnited Kingdom🛡️ British Rescue of Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers in Sierra Leone
September 10: A British military operation to free five soldiers from the Royal Irish Regiment that were held captive for over two weeks during the Sierra Leone Civil War, all of which were rescued.⟶
British ArmyMilitary OperationRescueConflictMilitary Intervention
Sierra LeoneUnited Kingdom