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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
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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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British. On 1 December, Lauffer overthrew the government with the military and French troops from
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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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British navy, Lauffer ordered the construction of
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Patriot coup d'Ʃtat in CuraƧao, 1796".
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435:"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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228:as the new commander of the Military Committee.
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655:"Invasion der Franzosen von CuraƧao"
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257:CuraƧao and Dependencies
169:CuraƧao and Dependencies
46:CuraƧao and Dependencies
386:Scheveningen Toen en Nu
356:"Fransen op ons eiland"
310:New York Stock Exchange
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659:De CuraƧaosche courant
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165:Johann Rudolf Lauffer
100:Johann Rudolf Lauffer
18:Johann Rudolf Lauffer
846:People from Zofingen
200:On 18 January 1795,
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197:(militia) in 1776.
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222:Jan Jacob Beaujon
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151:Occupation
137:Willemstad
106:1752-11-07
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253:Guadelope
179:Biography
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240:patriots
234:orangist
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