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232:(Republicans). On 20 October 1796, the French commander M. Valteau arrived on the island with a defence plan, and Lauffer had taken control of all the military forces including the corps of free blacks and mulattoes. To gain popular support, Beaujon was characterised as an orangist and pro-British and was compared to his brother
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In 1800, French troops from
Guadeloupe landed on CuraƧao in order to prevent a possible attack of the British. Lauffer managed to contact the Americans and British, and informed them that he was prepared to surrender the islands under the same terms as Suriname. On 21 September 1800, the Americans
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Lauffer returned to CuraƧao, and stayed out of politics for the rest of his life. In 1799, he had bought the
Bleinheim plantation. He would focus on international trade, and the
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landed, and most of the French troops fled. On 17 October, Lauffer officially surrendered to
British rule. He resigned on 23 October, however the
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on Aruba. Even though CuraƧao was aligned with France, he tried to keep troops off the islands, and focused on commercial interests.
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A Description of
British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical: Exhibiting Its Resources and Capabilities
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fled from the
Netherlands, and went into exile in Great-Britain shortly before the announcement of the
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In August 1952, a new high school in CuraƧao was named "Gouverneur Johann Rudolf
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refused to accept his resignation, and persuaded him to stay on as governor.
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British navy, Lauffer ordered the construction of
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Patriot coup d'Ʃtat in CuraƧao, 1796".
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424:"Kew Palace Compleet met wassen beeld van dwaze George"
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Dutch Atlantic Decline During "The Age of Revolutions"
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in August 1796. On 14 August, Lauffer was elected by
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on 1 December 1796 and served until 13 January 1803.
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217:as the new commander of the Military Committee.
282:. On 13 January 1803, Lauffer was succeeded by
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644:"Invasion der Franzosen von CuraƧao"
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246:CuraƧao and Dependencies
158:CuraƧao and Dependencies
35:CuraƧao and Dependencies
375:Scheveningen Toen en Nu
345:"Fransen op ons eiland"
299:New York Stock Exchange
850:CuraƧao businesspeople
648:De CuraƧaosche courant
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189:On 18 January 1795,
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186:(militia) in 1776.
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229:patriots
223:orangist
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