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The 1811 German Coast Uprising: Louisiana's Largest Slave Revolt
In January 1811, the largest slave revolt in US history erupted along the Mississippi River in the Territory of Orleans. Led by Charles Deslondes, a mixed-race enslaved driver from Saint-Domingue, a column of several hundred men marched from plantation to plantation, gathering weapons and recruits, their destination the city of New Orleans. The uprising was crushed within two days by planters and a detachment of US troops under General Wade Hampton. The aftermath saw brutal reprisals, public decapitations, and severed heads displayed on pikes to terrorize the enslaved population. This episode…
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