ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ɐ ɹᵻvˈoʊlt tˈʊk plˈeɪs ˌɔn plæntˈeɪʃən həlˈændiə ɔnðə bˈɜːbɪs ɹˈɪvɚ nˈɛkst tə lˈɪliənbˌɜːɡ, wˌɛɹ kˈɔfi wʌz ɐn ɛnslˈeɪvd mˈæn wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ kˈuːpɚ.
On 27 February 1763, a revolt took place on plantation Hollandia on the Berbice River next to Lilienburg, where Coffy was an enslaved man working as a cooper.