), also called Julien Fedon, Foedonn, Feydn, and Fidon, was the leader of the Fédon Rebellion, a revolt against British rule led primarily by free mixed-race French-speakers that took place in Grenada between 2 March 1795 and 19 June 1796.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Fédon was considered a folk hero in Grenada and influenced the nationalist leaders and revolutionaries of the island.
[1][2] With the help of around 100 freed slaves and people of mixed heritage, Fédon fought against the island's French and British planters.
[6] After returning to the mountains of Belvedere, the rebels joined a large group of slaves who had fled the plantations where they worked.
To avenge the death of his brother, Fédon ordered the summary execution of 48 of the 53 British prisoners he was holding on the mountain,[7] including Governor Ninian Home.
[2] The day after the failed attack on St. George, the forces of Fédon were defeated on the steep hills and ridges near Mt.
His followers (notably Jean-Pierre La Valette, Charles Nogues, Stanislaus Besson, Etienne Ventour, and Joachim Phillip) were also influenced by the French Revolution's ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
The mountain that was the rebels' base during the revolt, located on Fédon's Belvedere Estate in the center of Grenada, is the only place on the island that bears his name.