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The '''Congress of Arcahaie''' took place from May 14 to 18, 1803 in the coastal town of Arcahaie.  
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The '''Congress of Arcahaie''' took place from May 14 to 18, [[1803]] in the coastal town of Arcahaie.  
  
The "agenda had two essential points: the establishment of a united command of the revolutionary army under the supreme authority of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], and the adoption of a [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Haitian_flag flag] by the indigenous army. The two principal leaders at this time, Dessalines and [[Pétion]], jointly drew up this agenda. On May 14, 1803, military delegations flocked to [[Arcahaie]]; only a few of them were from the South. The principal heads of the insurgency did answer the call." (Fleurimond Kerns in [[Haiti: A Slave Revolution]])
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The "agenda had two essential points: the establishment of a united command of the revolutionary army under the supreme authority of [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], and the adoption of a [[Haitian Flag|flag] by the indigenous army. The two principal leaders at this time, Dessalines and [[Pétion]], jointly drew up this agenda. On May 14, 1803, military delegations flocked to [[Arcahaie]]; only a few of them were from the South. The principal heads of the insurgency did answer the call." (Fleurimond Kerns in [[Haiti: A Slave Revolution]])
  
It was during the Congress of Arcahaie on May 18, 1804, that [[Catherine Flon]] sew the red and blue [[Haitian flag]].
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It was during the Congress of Arcahaie on May 18, [[1803]], that [[Catherine Flon]] sew the red and blue [[Haitian flag]].
  
 
==See also==
 
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==Reference==
 
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*{{Haiti: A Slave Revolution}}
 
*{{Haiti: A Slave Revolution}}

Revision as of 22:18, 20 December 2005

The Congress of Arcahaie took place from May 14 to 18, 1803 in the coastal town of Arcahaie.

The "agenda had two essential points: the establishment of a united command of the revolutionary army under the supreme authority of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, and the adoption of a [[Haitian Flag|flag] by the indigenous army. The two principal leaders at this time, Dessalines and Pétion, jointly drew up this agenda. On May 14, 1803, military delegations flocked to Arcahaie; only a few of them were from the South. The principal heads of the insurgency did answer the call." (Fleurimond Kerns in Haiti: A Slave Revolution)

It was during the Congress of Arcahaie on May 18, 1803, that Catherine Flon sew the red and blue Haitian flag.

See also

Reference

  • Chin, Pat; Dunkel, Greg; Flounders, Sarah, and Ives, Kim, comp. and ed. (2004). Haiti: A Slave Revolution: 200 Years After 1804. New York: International Action Center. ISBN 0-9747521-0-X.