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* '''November 18''' The Haitian Revolutionaries led by Jean-Jacques Dessalines win the [[Battle of Vertières]] against the French troops commanded by [[Rochambeau]], who soon after concede defeat.
 
* '''November 18''' The Haitian Revolutionaries led by Jean-Jacques Dessalines win the [[Battle of Vertières]] against the French troops commanded by [[Rochambeau]], who soon after concede defeat.
 
* '''November 30''' Jean-Jacques Dessalines becomes the Governor General of [[Saint-Domingue]], he holds that post until the [[Declaration of Independence]] in [[1804]], when the French colony ceases to exist.
 
* '''November 30''' Jean-Jacques Dessalines becomes the Governor General of [[Saint-Domingue]], he holds that post until the [[Declaration of Independence]] in [[1804]], when the French colony ceases to exist.
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==December==
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* The last French troops leave Saint-Domingue.
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* The Haitian [[Declaration of Independence]] is drafted into it's final version.
  
  
 
[[Category:Dates of the Haitian Revolution|1803]]
 
[[Category:Dates of the Haitian Revolution|1803]]

Revision as of 21:49, 20 December 2005

1803 marks the year the Haitian troops finally prevail, and repel attempts by Napoléon Bonaparte to re-establish slavery in Saint-Domingue.

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