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'''Queen Nanny''' or '''Nanny''' (c. 1686 – c. 1755), was an 18th-century leader of the [[Jamaican Maroons]] |
'''Queen Nanny, Grandy Nanny''' or '''Nanny''' (c. 1686 – c. 1755), was an 18th-century leader of the [[Jamaican Maroons]]. She was born into the Akan or [[Ashanti people]] in what is today [[Ghana]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/852941442|title=Nanny's Asafo warriors : the Jamaican Maroons' African experience|last=Zips, Werner, 1958-|date=2011|publisher=Ian Randle Publishers|isbn=9789766376659|location=Kingston|oclc=852941442}}</ref> Nanny is a heroic figure in Jamaican history whose story includes written sources, oral tradition, and legends.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38061550|title=The mother of us all : a history of Queen Nanny, leader of the Windward Jamaican Maroons|last=Gottlieb, Karla Lewis.|date=2000|publisher=Africa World Press|isbn=0865435642|location=Trenton, NJ|oclc=38061550}}</ref> A female leader, provider, protector, priestess in the tradition of Ashanti queen mothers who shared power with the Ashanti Kings in pre-colonial Africa.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/852941442|title=Nanny's Asafo warriors : the Jamaican Maroons' African experience|last=Zips, Werner, 1958-|date=2011|publisher=Ian Randle Publishers|isbn=9789766376659|location=Kingston|oclc=852941442}}</ref> Nanny is honored for her role in successfully leading the Windward Maroons in a multi-year struggle against the British when in spite of her enemy's superior numbers and armament, she never lost a battle.<ref name=":1" /> |
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'''Queen Nanny, Grandy Nanny''' or '''Nanny''' (c. 1686 – c. 1755), was an 18th-century leader of the [[Jamaican Maroons]]. She was born into the Akan or [[Ashanti people]] in what is today [[Ghana]].<ref name=":0" /> Nanny is a heroic figure in Jamaican history whose story includes written sources, oral tradition, and legends.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38061550|title=The mother of us all : a history of Queen Nanny, leader of the Windward Jamaican Maroons|last=Gottlieb, Karla Lewis.|date=2000|publisher=Africa World Press|isbn=0865435642|location=Trenton, NJ|oclc=38061550}}</ref> A female leader, provider, protector, priestess in the tradition of Ashanti queen mothers who shared power with the Ashanti Kings in pre-colonial Africa.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/852941442|title=Nanny's Asafo warriors : the Jamaican Maroons' African experience|last=Zips, Werner, 1958-|date=2011|publisher=Ian Randle Publishers|isbn=9789766376659|location=Kingston|oclc=852941442}}</ref> Nanny is honored for her role in successfully leading the Windward Maroons in a multi-year struggle against the British when in spite of her enemy's superior numbers and armament, she never lost a battle.<ref name=":1" /> |
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The Windward Maroon's military successes stemmed from military strategy, innovative tactics, and superior communications developed by Nanny. Many attributed their mastery over the British to the successful use of supernatural powers by Nanny. This reputation coupled with the horrendous losses the British suffered terrorized the British troops. |
The Windward Maroon's military successes stemmed from military strategy, innovative tactics, and superior communications developed by Nanny. Many attributed their mastery over the British to the successful use of supernatural powers by Nanny. This reputation coupled with the horrendous losses the British suffered terrorized the British troops. |
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Revision as of 20:04, 15 November 2019
Queen Nanny, Grandy Nanny or Nanny (c. 1686 – c. 1755), was an 18th-century leader of the Jamaican Maroons. She was born into the Akan or Ashanti people in what is today Ghana.[1] Nanny is a heroic figure in Jamaican history whose story includes written sources, oral tradition, and legends.[2] A female leader, provider, protector, priestess in the tradition of Ashanti queen mothers who shared power with the Ashanti Kings in pre-colonial Africa.[3] Nanny is honored for her role in successfully leading the Windward Maroons in a multi-year struggle against the British when in spite of her enemy's superior numbers and armament, she never lost a battle.[2]
The Windward Maroon's military successes stemmed from military strategy, innovative tactics, and superior communications developed by Nanny. Many attributed their mastery over the British to the successful use of supernatural powers by Nanny. This reputation coupled with the horrendous losses the British suffered terrorized the British troops.
The war with the British ended in 1738 when the Windward Maroons signed a peace treaty with the British. The treaty stopped the hostilities, provided for state sanctioned freedom for the Maroons, and a land grant for them. On April 20, 1738 Nanny and her followers received the land grant from England. One stipulation was that the Maroons would return any escaped slave who came to them and serve as an ally to British interests. The village built on the land grant still stands and today is called Moore Town. There April 20th is celebrated as a holiday.
Nanny has been honored by Jamaica. She is the only female national hero. Her image is also on the Jamaican $500 bill which is called a Nanny.
Windward Maroons
Origin
Treaty of 1738
Land Grant
Battles v. Britain
Campaigns
Tactics
Abeng for communications
Camouflage
Single person trail
Terrorizing Reports
Guerilla Warfare
Leadership
General
Strategist
Cheiftaness ++
Legends
Obeah woman
Magic & Salt
Swallowing magic and excreting it
Spirits going back to Africa
Bullets glancing off
White men dying by visiting Nanny Town
Accolades
New Nanny Town (Moore Town)
Jamaican National Heroine
On $500 bill
Picture of Nanny
References
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- ^ Zips, Werner, 1958- (2011). Nanny's Asafo warriors : the Jamaican Maroons' African experience. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers. ISBN 9789766376659. OCLC 852941442.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Gottlieb, Karla Lewis. (2000). The mother of us all : a history of Queen Nanny, leader of the Windward Jamaican Maroons. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press. ISBN 0865435642. OCLC 38061550.
- ^ Zips, Werner, 1958- (2011). Nanny's Asafo warriors : the Jamaican Maroons' African experience. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers. ISBN 9789766376659. OCLC 852941442.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)