Battle of Vertières

When

18 Nov 1803

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

19.73° N, 72.22° W

Description

1803 major battle of the Second War of Haitian Independence

1803 battle of the Saint-Domingue expedition

The Battle of Vertières was the last major battle of the Saint-Domingue expedition and the final phase of the Haitian Revolution. It was fought on 18 November 1803 between the rebel Indigenous Army under Jean Jacques Dessalines and François Capois and French forces under Donatien de Rochambeau, who were committed to regaining control of the island.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Haitian Revolution: Battle of Vertières – The Haitian army, led by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, defeats the French army sent by Napoleon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “défaite française à la bataille de Vertières, scellant le sort de la colonie de Saint-Domingue”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ハイチ革命：ヴェルティエールの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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