Saint-Domingue dominates Atlantic sugar exportsJan 1, 1789Labels: Saint-Domingue, Sugar PlantationsBritannicaHaiti HistorySaint Domingue
Political crisis deepens racial and class conflictMay 15, 1791Labels: Free People, White PlantersSaint DomingueHaiti History
Bois Caïman meeting helps organize revoltAug 14, 1791Labels: Bois Ca, Enslaved Organizers1791 RebellionDutty BoukmanWaPo History
Mass uprising begins and plantations burnAug 21, 1791Labels: Northern Plain, Plantation Destruction1791 RebellionHaiti History
French commissioners decree emancipation in colonyAug 29, 1793Labels: L ger-F, Emancipation DecreeLOC BroadsideFIU EssayEmancipation Decree
France abolishes slavery in all coloniesFeb 4, 1794Labels: National Convention, Abolition ofCHNM DecreeLaw Feb 1794
Toussaint Louverture allies with French RepublicMay 4, 1794Labels: Toussaint Louverture, French RepublicBritannica TLToussaintGona ves
Treaty of Basel cedes Santo Domingo to FranceJul 22, 1795Labels: Treaty of, Santo DomingoBritannica BaselBritannica TL
Civil war in the South fractures revolutionary coalitionJun 1, 1799Labels: War of, Andr RigaudWar SouthToussaint
Louverture issues 1801 constitution and labor regimeJul 7, 1801Labels: 1801 Constitution, Labor RegimeToussaint1801 Constitution
Napoleon sends Leclerc expedition to reassert controlFeb 1, 1802Labels: Leclerc Expedition, Napoleon BonaparteToussaintHaitian Indep
Toussaint captured and deported to FranceJun 7, 1802Labels: Toussaint Louverture, DeportationToussaintBritannica TL
Battle of Vertières ends major French resistanceNov 18, 1803Labels: Battle of, Haitian ArmyVerti resHaitian Indep
Independence proclaimed; Saint-Domingue sugar economy collapsesJan 1, 1804Labels: Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian IndependenceHaiti DeclHaiti HolidayHaitian Indep