1791 ⟶ Slave Revolt Erupts in Saint-Domingue

August 14: Slave uprising begins in Saint Domingue (Haiti)
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1790
1791

📜 French Assembly Dissolves Saint-Domingue Assembly and Reaffirms Slavery

October 12: The Assembly dissolves the local assembly of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and again reaffirms the institution of slavery.⟶
French Assembly Dissolves Saint-Domingue Assembly and Reaffirms Slavery (1790)
French RevolutionColonialismSlaverySaint-DomingueHaitiAssemblyNational AssemblyLegislatureImperialismCaribbean

⚔️ Saint-Domingue Slave Uprising Begins

November 25: Uprising of black slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti).⟶
Saint-Domingue Slave Uprising Begins (1790)
Saint-DomingueHaitiSlave RebellionColonialismFrench ColoniesRevolutionary ViolenceCaribbeanWarfareInsurgency

⚔️ Slave Revolt Erupts in Saint-Domingue

August 14: Slave uprising begins in Saint Domingue (Haiti)⟶
HaitiSaint-Domingueslave revoltFrench coloniesCaribbeaninsurrectioncolonialismslaverymilitary conflictrebellion