Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture

A Brief History of Haiti's Battle of Vertières, a Triumph for Human Dignity

Episode 46

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On November 18, 1803, Haiti, or what was then Saint-Domingue, successfully defeated the French in the Battle of Vertières, the final conflict in the Haitian Revolution that led to Haiti's proclamation as the first independent Black nation months later. In this episode, I discuss this momentous victory on its anniversary over 200 years laters ahead of  Battle of Vertières and Armed Forces Day.  

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