1803
From TLP
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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February
- 2-2-1803 The poem To Toussaint Louverture by Wordsworth is published in London.
April
- 4-7-1803 Toussaint Louverture dies in French captivity at Fort de Joux.
- 4-30-1803 The Louisiana Purchase Treaty is signed.
May
- 5-14-1803 The Congress of Arcahaie starts in the coastal town of Arcahaie.
- 5-18-1803 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
- 11-18-1803 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.
- 11-30-1803 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.
