Haitian Revolution

August 21, 1791 – January 1, 1804

Revolt of enslaved people in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that ended slavery there, defeated a French army and created Haiti, the first state founded by former slaves.

Battles and events 14

March 22, 1792
Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets Victory of the Mulattoes Croix-des-Bouquets
April 12–14, 1793
Siege of Port-au-Prince (1793) French Republican victory Port-au-Prince
June 20–22, 1793
Battle of Cap-Français (1793) Commissioner victory Cap-Haïtien
January 28–29, 1794
Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794) Spanish victory Fort-Liberté
May 5, 1794
Battle of Gonaïves French victory Gonaïves Toussaint Louverture
April 15–21, 1797
Battle of Jean-Rabel British victory Jean-Rabel
June 16, 1799 – July 30, 1800
December 1801 – December 1803
February 23, 1802
March 4–24, 1802
June 18 – December 6, 1803
October 1803 – November 1803
November 18, 1803
January 1, 1804

Key commanders

Haitian revolutionaries 2

United States 3

Indigenous Army 1

France 7

Saint-Domingue 2

United Kingdom 4