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Nanny Town, one of the two main towns of the Windward Maroons during the First Maroon War, led by the legendary Queen Nanny, located in the Blue Mountains of eastern Jamaica. This town exchanged hands several times during the First Maroon War, and was eventually abandoned for a new site named New Nanny Town, also located in the Blue Mountains.
Maroons also traded with isolated white settlers and Native American communities. Maroon communities played interest groups off of one another. [34] At the same time, maroon communities were also used as pawns when colonial powers clashed. [34] Absolute secrecy and loyalty of members were crucial to the survival of maroon communities.
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White and Blue: Waterford wore the royal blue shirts of Munster with white cuffs. In 1938 the jersey was changed to white with royal blue trim. Westmeath: Leinster: Maroon and White: Up to 1912 Westmeath wore a green jersey with a white hoop. This was later changed to a maroon jersey with a saffron sash. The sash was dropped in 1936.
However, upon the establishment of Scott's Hall, white superintendents assumed control of the Maroon town, and the Maroon officers reported to them. In 1760, while Cudjo and Davy the Maroon were the nominal Maroon leaders of Scott's Hall, they reported to the Moore Town superintendent, who marshalled the Maroon forces during Tacky's War.
Maroon and white are the colors of the Flag of Qatar. Flag of Phoenix, Arizona is maroon and white. Maroon, gold, teal and orange are the colors of the Flag of Sri Lanka; The Flag of Latvia has sometimes been called maroon and white, although the officially declared colors were red and white, [a] and in 2009 were amended to carmine and white. [16]
The Windward Maroons were based in the forested interior of the island, in the heart of the Blue Mountains (Jamaica). During the First Maroon War, Quao shared the leadership of the Windward Maroons with Queen Nanny, an outstanding female Maroon leader. Under the leadership of Quao and Nanny, the Windward Maroons carried out the bulk of the ...