 As hopeful as the Haitians, many Poles were seeking union amongst themselves to win back their homeland.As a result, many Polish soldiers admired their enemy and decided to turn on the French army and join the Haitian slaves, and participated in the Haitian revolution of 1804, supporting the principles of liberty for all the people.Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski who was half-Black was one of the Polish generals at the time.