Haitian Revolution
1791 CE – 1804 CE · 13 years
The only successful large-scale slave revolt in history. Enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue overthrew French colonial rule, defeated expeditionary armies from three European empires, and founded Haiti — the first independent Black republic and the second independent nation in the Americas.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Enslaved Africans & Free People of Colour
- French colonial forces, Spain, Britain
Key moments
Defining events in the Haitian Revolution.
- 1791 Slave uprising at Bois Caïman
- 1802 Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres
- 1803 Battle of Vertières
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Potosí
1545 CE – 1800 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1791 CE and 1804 CE.
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Image credits4 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Haitian RevolutionAaron Martinet / Alphonse-Charles Masson · Public domain
- Colonial BrazilFloppa Historico · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Northwest Indian WarUnidentified painter · Public domain
- PotosíParallelepiped09 · CC BY-SA 4.0
