What begins as a well intentioned declaration…
1792 CE to 1803 CE
The slave revolt on St. Domingue destroys the plantation system, and most of the Europeans who survive the carnage flee the island, though the feuding black and mulatto factions continue to recognize the authority of the French government.
Fifteen years of continual warfare kills more than half of Haiti's population and two-thirds of the men, results in a declaration of Haitian independence, and lays the foundation for the modern state of Haiti.