Haïtian Revolution Timeline of Events

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Haïtian Revolution

The Haitian Revolution was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Haitian republic...

Timeline of Events

1791

8.22.1791

Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue.

1803

11.18.1803

The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.

1806

10.17.1806

Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti is assassinated after an oppressive rule.