Queen Nanny of the Maroons who fought, freed over 800 slaves in Jamaica Nanny was born in 1686 in Ghana to the warrior of the Ashante tribe but was captured as a slave and brought to Jamaica where she later escaped and led an armed revolt against the British Empire in the mountains and jungles of Jamaica for two decades. It was said that for over 30 years, she fought and freed more than 800 slaves on the island of Jamaica. READ ALSO: 8 African heroes who led massive slave rebellions in...