When the British took over, and the Spanish fled Jamaica, many slaves fled and took off into the mountains 

Well-known leader of the maroons in the 18th century

She guided the maroons through the fierce battle with the British

 

Nanny was extremely skilled in assembling the guerrilla warfare carried out by the maroons to keep British troops from infiltrating the mountains. 

In the reading, "The Maroon Wars in Jamaica" it states that the Climate-related tropical fevers drained the British soldiers of their strength

   

The Maroon Africans fought diligently  to be freed from the chains of slavery and within time they were successful

British governor Edward Trelawny signed a treaty ,in 1739, with the Maroons, promising them 2500  acres of land in two locations.

when a new Governor took power in 1795 , he began to mistreat the Maroons, tensions grew and the second Maroon War broke out

By the end of the War the British had destroyed  the other Jamaican Maroon settlers.  Accompong Maroons remained neutral, and the British left them alone. In the end they were the only surviving colony left. 

The  landscape was breathtaking  and beautiful and was by far one of the best of my experiences  in Jamaica 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Maroons

http://discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/against-slavery/black-resistance-against-slavery/the-maroons-of-jamaica/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1h-HLUff_c