Thursday 7 April 2011

Why Abojevi/Robert Antoine left Dahomey?

Abojevi/Robert Antoine told his children stories of serving in the Dahomean army under King Gezo and narrowly escaping death or capture on a raid. King Gezo was feared for his military power and numerous slave raids. There is also some evidence that Abojevi/Robert Antoine was transported to Trinidad as punishment for a failed military expedition; a common practice at that time.  Abojevi/Robert Antoine's first stop in Trinidad was working on a plantation near Champ Fleurs.


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