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The slave leaders including Boukman Dutty were killed. He was decapitated. The revolt continued to spread anyway. -
The French commissioner abolished slavery, Leger-Felicite Sonthonax, abolishes slavery in the Northern Provinces, although a lot of people think he was forced into it to keep his rank. -
It began with a slave revolt in the northern province of Saint-Domingue, with its 3 leaders Dutty Boukman, Toussaint Louverture, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. -
The French National Convention abolished slavery in all colonies, they also became the first European colony to abolish slavery -
The people of color are granted civil and political rights to free the people of color. -
the former slave joins the revolt but eventually switched to the french side when they abolished slavery and became a prominent leader -
he sought to gain French support for his authority and through the events, he gained control of the whole island after joining the French against the British and Spanish -
he captures the Spanish city of Saint-Raphael -
He becomes the governor of Saint-Domingue after leading a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony -
this victory over Andre Rigaud in the war of knifes solidified his control over Saint-Domingue after tension over control and land between the two leaders -
Louverture invades and takes control over Saint-Domingue -
he promulgates a new constitution and then he declares himself governor for life -
The French forces surrendered and the Revolutionaries declared victory -
Napoleon Bonaparte sends a large expeditonary force to Saint-Domingue to restore French control in the area -
Louverture is captured and deported to France, after Bonpaparte takes his actions as an action of control over France -
Toussaint Louverture dies in the French prison after misunderstanding and being captured -
The Battle of Vertieres was the final major battle of the revolution, and it resulted in a decisive victory for the Haitian forces -
Jean-Jacques Dessalines declares the independence of Haiti -
Dessalines crowns himself Emperor Jacques of Haiti -
Jacques Dessalines is assassinated which leads to high political instability