Revolt of the Long Swede

Revolt of the Long Swede
Date1669
Location
Result Revolt suppressed
Belligerents
Swedish Patriots British Empire
Commanders and leaders
  • Marcus Jacobson
  • Henry Coleman
  • Rev. Lawrence Lock
  • Armgard Papagoya
Francis Lovelace

The Revolt of the Long Swede also known as the Intended Insurrection of the Long Swede, the Insurrection in Delaware, the Uproar Among the Swedes, and the Long Finn Rebellion,[1] was an attempted uprising of the population of the former Swedish colony of New Sweden against the British.

  1. ^ Haefeli, Evan (2006). "The Revolt of the Long Swede: Transatlantic Hopes and Fears on the Delaware, 1669". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 130 (2): 137–180. ISSN 0031-4587.

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