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1804, February – April

1804, February – April: (The Great Purge and the Consolidation of Power): Following the declaration of independence, Dessalines embarked on a nationwide tour…

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1804, February – April: (The Great Purge and the Consolidation of Power): Following the declaration of independence, Dessalines embarked on a nationwide tour to ensure the total elimination of the remaining French population. Despite his earlier proclamations of safe conduct, he ordered his troops to systematically slaughter white residents in the principal cities, including Port-au-Prince and the Cap. He famously told his adjutant Bonnet that “since the revolution there’s no more word of honor” when questioned about his promises of humane treatment. This bloodbath was intended to permanently sever the ties between the new nation and its former masters, ensuring that the French could never again find a foothold on the island. By April 1804, the white population had been effectively extinguished, leaving the internal “who-shall-have-it” struggle for power between the noir and jaune (mulâtre) classes.

Source HT-WIB-000124, 000126