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* '''April 7''' [[Toussaint Louverture]] dies in French captivity at [[Fort de Joux]]. | * '''April 7''' [[Toussaint Louverture]] dies in French captivity at [[Fort de Joux]]. | ||
| + | * '''April 8''' Toussaint's [http://thelouvertureproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Last_Days_Of_Toussaint_L%27Ouverture#Post-mortem_Examination_of_Toussaint_L.27Ouverture post-mortem examination] is carried out. | ||
* '''April 30''' [[The Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase|The Louisiana Purchase Treaty]] is signed. | * '''April 30''' [[The Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase|The Louisiana Purchase Treaty]] is signed. | ||
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==October== | ==October== | ||
| − | * On '''October 20 | + | * On '''October 20''' the United States Congress ratifies the [[The Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase|The Louisiana Purchase Treaty]]. |
==November== | ==November== | ||
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==December== | ==December== | ||
* The last French troops leave Saint-Domingue. | * The last French troops leave Saint-Domingue. | ||
| − | * The Haitian [[Declaration of Independence]] is drafted into it's final version. | + | * The Haitian [[Declaration of Independence]] is drafted into it's final version |
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| + | [[January 1]], [[1804]] chosen as the date to declare independence. | ||
[[Category:Dates of the Haitian Revolution|1803]] | [[Category:Dates of the Haitian Revolution|1803]] | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 10 January 2006
1803 marks the year the Haitian troops finally prevail, and repel attempts by Napoléon Bonaparte to re-establish slavery in Saint-Domingue.
Contents
February
- February 2 The poem To Toussaint Louverture by Wordsworth is published in London.
April
- April 7 Toussaint Louverture dies in French captivity at Fort de Joux.
- April 8 Toussaint's post-mortem examination is carried out.
- April 30 The Louisiana Purchase Treaty is signed.
May
- May 14 The Congress of Arcahaie starts in the coastal town of Arcahaie.
- May 18 The Haitian Flag is created by Catherine Flon.
July
- The Generals of the southern army form an alliance with Jean-Jacques Dessalines at Camp Gérard, near the town of Les Cayes.
October
- On October 20 the United States Congress ratifies the The Louisiana Purchase Treaty.
November
- 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.
December
- The last French troops leave Saint-Domingue.
- The Haitian Declaration of Independence is drafted into it's final version
