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Haitian Revolution: Battle of Port-Républicain: British troops capture the capital of Saint-Domingue.
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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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Port-Républicain
Part of the Haitian Revolution & the War of the First Coalition
The Battle of Port-Républicain took place during the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saint-Domingue
French colony on the island of Hispaniola (1659–1803)
Saint-Domingue was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1803. The name derives from the Spanish main city on the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer specifically to the Spanish-held…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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