Comments on: Leapers Hill http://www.grenada-beaches.com/grenada-attractions/leapers-hill/ Grenada Vacation Made Simple Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:39:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jillian Costa http://www.grenada-beaches.com/grenada-attractions/leapers-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 Jillian Costa Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:30:38 +0000 http://www.grenada-beaches.com/?p=1482#comment-5432 Very interesting history lesson about the Caribs. I am interested in contacting any body who lives in Sauteurs and knows my grandfather Sammy Hosten or my grandmother Matilda Cross. I would like to know my family history. Thank you Jillian Costa Very interesting history lesson about the Caribs. I am interested in contacting any body who lives in Sauteurs and knows my grandfather Sammy Hosten or my grandmother Matilda Cross. I would like to know my family history.

Thank you

Jillian Costa

]]> By: michelle julien http://www.grenada-beaches.com/grenada-attractions/leapers-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-5021 michelle julien Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:27:14 +0000 http://www.grenada-beaches.com/?p=1482#comment-5021 YOU ARE RIGHT THAT NOT ALL THE CARIB WERE KILLED BECAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER ANCESTORS WERE CARIBS AND I AM PART OF THAT. YOU ARE RIGHT THAT NOT ALL THE CARIB WERE KILLED BECAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER ANCESTORS WERE CARIBS AND I AM PART OF THAT.

]]> By: Arthur Bain http://www.grenada-beaches.com/grenada-attractions/leapers-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Arthur Bain Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:11:35 +0000 http://www.grenada-beaches.com/?p=1482#comment-3569 The legend I heard was - The Carib chief, DuQuesne, a name he adopted from a French General, wouldnt allow a warrior to marry his daughter. The warrior told the French the Caribs had a festival coming up when they would be intoxicated on homemade beer, when they could overcome them. Previously they couldnt defeat the Caribs. Then the French attacked and cornered the Caribs at "Leapers Hill", but all were not killed. Many escaped into the hills and were later assimilated into the population. The same legend claims that a group of war canoes came near to capturing a becalmed French warship, by staying away from the guns , and picking off anyone who showed himself out of cover. Unfortunately the wind came up! The legend I heard was – The Carib chief, DuQuesne, a name he adopted from a French General, wouldnt allow a warrior to marry his daughter.
The warrior told the French the Caribs had a festival coming up when they would be intoxicated on homemade beer, when they could overcome them. Previously they couldnt defeat the Caribs. Then the French attacked and cornered the Caribs at “Leapers Hill”, but all were not killed.
Many escaped into the hills and were later assimilated into the population.
The same legend claims that a group of war canoes came near to capturing a becalmed French warship, by staying away from the guns , and picking off anyone who showed himself out of cover. Unfortunately the wind came up!

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