Revolt of the Long Swede

Revolt of the Long Swede
Part of the European colonization of the Americas
Date1669
Location
Result English victory
Belligerents
Middle Colonies Swedish settlers
Commanders and leaders
Francis Lovelace
  • Marcus Jacobson
  • Henry Coleman
  • Rev. Lawrence Lock
  • Armgard Papagoya

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 unsuccessful rebellion against English colonial rule in the Middle Colonies by Swedish settlers in 1669.

  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.