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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution

This post is a collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). There are 16 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

Successful slave rebellion
Began August 21st, 1791 when Haitian slaves started to kill their French masters
Sugar, coffee and indigo plantations destroyed
National Assembly of France granted civil rights to free people of color (1792)
France declared war on Britain (1793)
Spain controlled the rest of Hispaniola and sided with Britain
Spain and Britain provided supplies to the rebels
France abolished slavery in Haiti (1793)
Toussaint Louverture initially aligned with Spain but sided with France in 1794
British forces left Haiti in 1798
Louverture became governor-for-life of Haiti in 1801
France returned in 1802 and took control of Haiti
Louverture captured in 1802 and died a few months later in France
British blockade of Saint-Domingue against France in 1803
Haiti gained independence in 1804
200,000 Haitians dead, 100,000 British dead or wounded, 75,000 French dead