John 'Black' Caesar was, quite simply, black, and one of very few black convicts. He arrived in Australia with the First Fleet after being transported for stealing in London, after escaping from slavery. 'Black' Caesar had been captured at Madagascar and forced into slavery.
Black Caesar was the nickname of John Caesar. On May 13, 1789, he escaped imprisonment for theft and became the first Australian bush ranger.
his family is unknown.
John 'Black' Caesar had a reputation for escaping from gaol regularly. He died on 15 February 1796 when he was shot and killed by a bounty hunter.
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His nickname is Black Jack
Convict John 'Black' Caesar arrived in Australia on the First Fleet on 26 January 1788.
Yes. John 'Black' Caesar was on the First Fleet, travelling over on the Alexander.
John 'Black' Caesar arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. He was one of the First Fleet convicts.
When Australia's first bushranger, John 'Black' Caesar, was shot and killed by a bounty hunter in 1796, he was in his hideout at Liberty Plains.
As there was no photography in the late 1700s, no photographs can exist of John 'Black' Caesar. No records were kept of his appearance in line drawings, either.
John "Black" Caesar was an Australian who was known as a "bushranger." He stole animals and food, along with other burglaries.
Australia's first bushranger, John 'Black' Caesar, was shot and killed by a bounty hunter on 15 February 1796 .