The Haitian Revolution was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti.
Haiti at the beginning of the Haitian revolution in 1791
Jean-Baptiste Belley, as depicted by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson.
Slave rebellion of 1791
General Toussaint Louverture
A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves, as a way of fighting for their freedom. Rebellions of slaves have occurred in nearly all societies that practice slavery or have practiced slavery in the past. A desire for freedom and the dream of successful rebellion is often the greatest object of song, art, and culture amongst the enslaved population. These events, however, are often violently opposed and suppressed by slaveholders.
Death of the gladiator Spartacus by Hermann Vogel, 1882
Tacky's War in Jamaica (1760)
Slaves force the retreat of European soldiers led by Lt Brady during Demerara rebellion of 1823