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Saint-Domingue in 1791

Historical records for Saint-Domingue in 1791, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
3Events
5Named people
3Places
1Categories

Historical records

February

6 February 1791ExecutionVincent Oge

Cap-Francais · Revolution / Haitian Revolution

Executed after demanding rights for free people of color

23 February 1791ExecutionJean-Baptiste Chavannes

Cap-Francais · Revolution / Haitian Revolution

Executed after the failure of the free-colored uprising

August

14 August 1791Bois Caiman CeremonyDutty Boukman

Morne Rouge · Revolution / Haitian Revolution

Associated with the Bois Caiman ceremony before the northern slave uprising

14 August 1791Bois Caiman CeremonyCecile Fatiman

Morne Rouge · Revolution / Haitian Revolution

Traditionally associated with the Bois Caiman ceremony

22 August 1791Northern UprisingPhilibert Francois Blanchelande

Cap-Francais · Revolution / Haitian Revolution

Faces the outbreak of the northern slave revolt

22 August 1791Northern UprisingDutty Boukman

Northern Plain · Revolution / Haitian Revolution

Helps lead the opening slave uprising in northern Saint-Domingue

Names involved

Cecile FatimanDutty BoukmanJean-Baptiste ChavannesPhilibert Francois BlanchelandeVincent Oge

Places involved

Cap-FrancaisMorne RougeNorthern Plain

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.