Africans in Jamaica continually fought and revolted, with many who escaped becoming maroons. The Maroons, descendants of escaped African slaves, live primarily along the Maroni River. The Windward Maroons were innovators in guerilla warfare. The village was founded by fugitive slaves (Maroons) and Native Americans. By 1545, there were an estimated 7,000 maroons beyond Spanish control on Hispaniola. The British authorities used the arrival of about 550 Jamaican Maroons to suppress the insurrection. Palmer died within a month of arriving with the Jamaican Maroons in Sierra Leone. Many escaped slaves lived freely as part of the community of Great Dismal Swamp maroons. Consequently, there have been a large number of Queensland Maroons in the team. Trelawny was also home to the largest group of Jamaican Maroons. Previous nicknames included the Aggies and the Maroons. One tactic particular to the Jamaican Maroons involved the art of camouflage using plants. The Windward Maroons were first to be mobilized. Thor then maroons a defeated Graviton in an alternate dimension. Governor Charles Knowles re-established control over the uprising with the help of other maroons.