John Brown and his abolitionist followers raided the US arsenal at Harper's Ferry in order to obtain guns and ammunition for his planned slave revolt. He did take over the arsenal, however, the plan failed totally.
His raid was financed by a group of abolitionists.
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Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Now West Virginia. If you mean John Brown's raid, the Harpers Ferry military armory, now a tourist attraction.
During John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in October 1859, a total of 10 people were killed. This included Brown's men, local townspeople, and soldiers who responded to the raid. The event heightened tensions leading up to the Civil War and was significant in the abolitionist movement.
After the Harpers ferry raid John Brown was arrested and hung.
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His raid was financed by a group of abolitionists.
John Brown was the leader of the raid and he wanted to create a colony for runaway slaves and to do this he needed weapons. Which led to the Harpers Ferry Raid.
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John Browns raid was at Harpers Ferry which is now in West Virginia.
John Browns Raid took place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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The raid led to the capture of John Brown and the survivors of his band.
John Brown (abolitionist / revolutionary) was born in 1800. He was hanged in 1859, after the disastrous raid on Harpers Ferry.