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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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| + | * The last French troops leave Saint-Domingue. | ||
| + | * 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 20:49, 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.
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 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.
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.
