Haitian Revolution Part 9: Avengers of the New World


Cover Image: Battle of Santo Domingo (also known as Battle of Palm Tree Hill) painting by Polish artist January Suchodolski, 1845.

Closing Theme: "Ogou Feray" by Racine Mapou de Azor

Jean-Jacques Dessalines steps into the power vacuum left behind by Toussaint Louverture, and helps to lead the Haitian people to a final victory against the French. But while the newly created nation of Haiti had secured its independence, its woes were far from over.

 

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