Anton was present and commanded troops in Jamaica in 1865 during the Morant Bay rebellion . In August 1866 , Anton commanded four companies that left Jamaica and went back to the west coast of Africa . He was placed in charge of the West India Regiment soldiers in The Gambia . On 8 June 1867 , Anton was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel . He was appointed as Acting Administrator of the Gambia on 12 September 1870 , succeeding Major Alexander Bravo . During his brief tenure , a third petition of Gambians against cession to France was submitted to London , a census of the colony was conducted , and the publication of '' The Bathurst Times '' , the first Gambian newspaper , began . In May , Thomas F. Callaghan was appointed as substantive administrator , and in August Anton died on his return journey to England of dysentery
Morant Bay rebellion
Morant Bay rebellion
Henry Anton