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What makes the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804 unique in world history?
The enslaved of Saint-Domingue defeated the colonial regime, Spain, Britain, and Napoleon's expedition. France later extorted an indemnity for its lost 'property' that Haiti serviced into the 20th century.
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The Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) was the only slave revolt in history to destroy slavery and found an independent state. Enslaved people in French Saint-Domingue — the richest colony on Earth — defeated in turn the local regime, Spanish and British interventions, and Napoleon's expedition, declaring the Republic of Haiti on 1 January 1804. France later extorted a crushing indemnity for its lost 'property'.
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