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- 1789-1790
- 1791-1792
- 1793-1794
- The french revolution erupts and the declaration of The Rights Of Man has passed. The free blacks and Mulatto class demands full French citizenship and rights.
- 1795-1798
- A full fledged slave revolt began. The French assembly granted full rights and French citizenship to free blacks and mulattos. The white planter class objects this and later on violence erupts. The French send military forces and a new governor to enact these measures
- 1799-1802
- Great Britain and Spain enter the fight. The british align with the white planter class to restore order and gain control of the lucrative colony.Louverture turns on the Spanish and fights for the French
- 1803-1804
- The British send more forces to Saint Domingue, though they are defeated. The forces are plagued by disease and the British lose nearly three of every five men sent to the island. The Spanish exits the conflict in 1795 upon a peace agreement with France. Louverture consolidates control and leadership of the colony.
- War of knives occurs between Louverture in the north and Riguard in the south. Louverture wins Victory and rules Saint Dominique and abolishes slavery. Then issues a constitution
- Napoleon diverts troops from the Louisiana territory to Saint Dominique. By April, anticipates failure and agrees to sell Louisiana territory to the United States. French forces later dealt with a final defeat in November. Dessalines declares independence on January 1st. The colony then gets renamed to Haiti, some say it is believed to be named after the Taino inhabitants used for the island before they were exterminated.
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