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Haitian Revolution
Revolution in Saint-Domingue that ended slavery there and created independent Haiti.
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Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Haitian Revolution, also known as the Haitian War of Independence, was a successful insurrection by enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. The revolution was one of the only known slave rebellions in human history that led to the founding of a state which was both free from slavery and ruled by former captives.
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1790-1815historical border era
Revolutionary and Napoleonic borders
Revolutionary France and Napoleon redraw much of Europe before the Congress of Vienna restores a new settlement.
French satellite states and annexations replace older dynastic borders. Latin American independence wars begin during Iberian crisis.