Haitian Revolution and the Collapse of Saint-Domingue Plantation Regime (1791–1804)

1. Bois Caïman gathering helps launch uprising

   Aug 14, 1791Labels: Bois Ca, Enslaved leaders

   • Britannica
   • Bois Ca man

2. Mass slave revolt erupts in the North

   Aug 22, 1791Labels: Northern Province, Slave insurgency

   • Britannica
   • 1791 revolt

3. Sonthonax proclaims emancipation in the North

   Aug 29, 1793Labels: L ger-F, Northern Province

   • LoC
   • Hist Image

4. French Convention abolishes slavery in colonies

   Feb 4, 1794Labels: National Convention, French colonies

   • Law 1794
   • D cret 1794

5. Peace of Basel cedes Santo Domingo to France

   Jul 22, 1795Labels: Peace of, Santo Domingo

   • Britannica

6. War of the South pits Louverture against Rigaud

   Jun 1, 1799Labels: Toussaint Louverture, Andr Rigaud

   • War South
   • Britannica

7. Louverture occupies Santo Domingo and ends slavery there

   Jan 1, 1801Labels: Toussaint Louverture, Santo Domingo

   • Britannica

8. Louverture promulgates Constitution of 1801

   Jul 7, 1801Labels: Constitution of, Toussaint Louverture

   • Louverture
   • Napoleon org

9. Bonaparte dispatches Saint-Domingue expedition

   Dec 14, 1801Labels: Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles Leclerc

   • Expedition
   • Britannica

10. Leclerc’s forces begin landing and seize key ports

    Feb 3, 1802Labels: Leclerc expedition, Saint-Domingue ports

    • Napoleon org
    • Exp dition

11. Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot becomes pivotal struggle

    Mar 2, 1802Labels: Cr te-, Battle

    • Cr te Pierrot

12. Louverture signs armistice with Leclerc

    May 6, 1802Labels: Armistice, Louverture

    • Louverture
    • Britannica

13. Toussaint Louverture arrested and deported

    Jun 7, 1802Labels: Toussaint Louverture, French authorities

    • Louverture
    • Napoleon org

14. Louverture dies at Fort de Joux prison

    Apr 7, 1803Labels: Fort de, Toussaint Louverture

    • Britannica
    • Napoleon org

15. Battle of Vertières breaks French hold in the North

    Nov 18, 1803Labels: Battle of, Jean-Jacques Dessalines

    • Verti res

16. Haitian independence proclaimed at Gonaïves

    Jan 1, 1804Labels: Gona ves, Jean-Jacques Dessalines

    • Britannica
    • HISTORY