For 10 points, name this series of slave revolts that brought about the independence of a French island colony.
The impact and diaspora resulting from this event are analyzed in the work of David Geggus. John Duckworth led a British blockade in support of the perpetrators of this event, about 10,000 refugees from which settled in New Orleans within a year after they were expelled from Cuba. This event was condemned as being carried out by "cannibals of the terrible republic" by Thomas Jefferson, who tried to (*) diplomatically isolate the country it took place in. Yellow fever killed about two-thirds of the force led by Charles Le Clerc to repress this event, which brought leaders like Alexandre PÃ©tion and Jean-Jacques Dessalines to prominence. For 10 points, name this series of slave revolts that brought about the independence of a French island colony.
The impact and diaspora resulting from this event are analyzed in the work of David Geggus.
Haitian revolution [accept logical equivalents; accept Saint-Domingue for "Haiti"] 