Tagged with Trans-Atlantic Slavery

Resource : Exploring Black Histories in the Age of Revolution

October 29, 2020 - Richard Moss

George Rose, Waterloo veteran From our extensive Waterloo collection is the story of George Rose, a Black soldier at Waterloo. Rose was born into slavery in Spanish Town, Jamaica in around 1791. By 1809 he had escaped to Britain and his discharge papers, held in the National Archives, show that at the age of 18 […]