Haitian Revolution
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The Haitian Revolution, also known as the Haitian War of Independence, was a successful insurrection by enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Hai
Incendie de la Plaine du Cap. Massacre des Blancs par les esclaves noirs révoltés. France militaire. Martinet et Masson
Battle of Vertières in 1803 620x 458
Révolte des esclaves contre les armées envoyées par Napoléon Bonaparte lors de l'expédition de Saint Domingue entre 1801 et 1803. Gravure du XI Xe siècle
Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Belley by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, 1797
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines was the first Haitian Emperor, leader of the Haitian Revolution, and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution. Initially regarded as governor-general
Haitian Revolution
…movement was executed with such facility and precision as totally to prevent cavalry from charging them in bushy and hilly country". In a letter to Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Toussaint outlined his plans for defeating the French using scorched-earth: "Do not forget, while waiting for the rainy season which will rid us of…
Portrait by Louis Rigaud, 1878
A posthumous depiction of Dessalines in The Oath of the Ancestors (1822)
Dessalines' coronation
Dessalines holding a white woman's head