Sunday, November 14, 2010

Speightstown Civil War

Located along the north-west coast of Barbados, Speightstown is one of the islands major towns and boasts a long and intruiging history.
Settled around 1630, its name is derived from William Speight who owned of the land where the town is located.
In 1649 Admiral Sir George Ayscue was dispatched by Cromwell to quell the insurrection in Barbados. However Barbadians were loyal to Charles 1 and for 6 months Ayscue was unable to land in Barbados as concentrated attacks on Speightstown were repelled by the small forts along the shore.









One idea is to reenact the war of 1649. Don't know yet how I will get that done, but its an idea.

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