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1803-May-15

1803-May-15: HMS Cumberland reported that the indigenous army was displaying a flag divided vertically between blue and white.

1803-May-15: HMS Cumberland reported that the indigenous army was displaying a flag divided vertically between blue and white. This early military observation documented the transition from French colonial symbols to the distinct banners of the revolutionary forces.

Source  ·  p. 264 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 264