1796-Jun.: Contemporary calculations suggested that St. Domingo had lost more than three-fifths of its total population since the start of the 1791 revolution.

1796-Jun.: Contemporary calculations suggested that St. Domingo had lost more than three-fifths of its total population since the start of the 1791 revolution. This estimate implied that over 300,000 people had perished due to battle, famine, and the devastating “pestilence” of yellow fever.