hatian revolution timeline

  • Slave leaders killed

    Slave leaders killed
    The slave leaders including Boukman Dutty were killed. He was decapitated. The revolt continued to spread anyway.
  • slavery abolished in Northern province

    slavery abolished in Northern province
    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.
  • Slave revolt

    Slave revolt
    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.
  • assembly grants rights

    assembly grants rights
    The people of color are granted civil and political rights to free the people of color.