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Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city.

Historical image related to Haitian Revolution: The Battle of Cap-Français ends with French Republican troops and black slave insurgents capturing the city. from June 22, 1793

Haitian Revolution

1791–1804 slave revolt in Hispanola

The Haitian Revolution was a successful insurrection by rebellious self-liberated enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. The revolution was the only known slave rebellion in human history that led to the founding of a…
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Battle of Cap-Français (1793)

1793 Haitian Revolution conflict

The Battle of Cap-Français took place from 20 to 22 June 1793 during the Haitian Revolution. It was originally a conflict between commissioners sent by the French Republican government, who were supported by rebellious slaves and free people of color, against the colony's elite…
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June 22

Day of the year

June 22 is the 173rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 192 days remain until the end of the year.
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