One of this conflict's battles, fought near the Artibonite River, was the battle of Crete-a-Pierrot, in which an expedition led by Charles Leclerc eventually captured a fort held by Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
This event continued despite Léger-Félicité Sonthonax's attempts to grant more rights to the affranchis and the gens de couleur. One of this conflict's battles, fought near the Artibonite River, was the battle of Crete-a-Pierrot, in which an expedition led by Charles Leclerc eventually captured a fort held by Jean-Jacques Dessalines. One leader of this rebellion was later betrayed by the trickery of Jean-Baptiste Brunet. This rebellion took place on a French colony then known as Saint-Domingue, and the victorious rebels were led by Toussaint Louverture. For 10 points, name this successful 1791 slave uprising which led to the independence of a Caribbean nation that currently shares Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
This event continued despite Léger-Félicité Sonthonax's attempts to grant more rights to the affranchis and the gens de couleur.
{Haitian Revolution} [accept equivalents]