The Haitian Revolution - 1400-1804

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    Haitian Revolution

  • French Revolution begins

    Unrelated with the Haitian Revolution, but I added it for a sense of time

  • Affranchis demand equal rights

    This begins the Haitian Revolution

  • Slaves in Saint-Domingue revolt. Affranchis join them

  • Spain and Britain attempt to stop revolts

  • Toussant L'Ouverture joins Spain - stops French re-capturing the colony

  • France gets rid of slavery

    L'Ouverture joins the French, too

  • L'Ouverture, among others, gets rid of the British

  • War of Knives begins

  • War of Knives ends, L'Ouverture leads the colony

  • L'Ouverture establishes a constitution

    It ends slavery, declared that everyone was equal, but outlawed practising Voodoo

  • France tries to take over Saint-Domingue. AGAIN

  • France admits defeat, and retreats from the island

  • Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaims Haiti's independance