Leisler's Rebellion

Leisler's Rebellion
Part of the Glorious Revolution
Engraved depiction of militia members signing Leisler's declaration
Date	May 31, 1689 – March 21, 1691 (1689-05-31 – 1691-03-21)
Location	Province of New York
Resulted in	Lieutenant Governor Francis Nicholson leaves for England Leisler takes effective control of the provincial government Henry Sloughter, who was commissioned governor by King William, removes and executes Leisler Dissolution of the Dominion of New England in 1689.
Parties
Leislerians Anti-Leislerians Dominion of New England
Lead figures
Jacob Leisler   Jacob Milborne   Charles Lodewick Jost Stoll Francis Nicholson Nicholas Bayard Stephanus Van Cortlandt Frederick Philipse Henry Sloughter Richard Ingoldesby

Leisler's Rebellion was an uprising in late-17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern portion of the colony and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. The uprising took place in the aftermath of England's Glorious Revolution and the 1689 Boston revolt in the Dominion of New England, which had included New York. The rebellion reflected colonial resentment against the policies of the deposed King James II.

Royal authority was not restored until 1691, when English troops and a new governor were sent to New York. Leisler was arrested by these forces, who tried and convicted him of treason. He was executed, with the revolt leaving the colony polarized, bitterly split into two rival factions, pro-Leislerites, who regarded him as a martyr, and who aligned generally with the British Whig party, and antis, who aligned generally with the British Tories.