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1804-Jan-25

1804-Jan-25: The British emissary Edward Corbet reported to the governor of Jamaica that the flag of the new Haitian state was divided between dark blue and …

1804-Jan-25: The British emissary Edward Corbet reported to the governor of Jamaica that the flag of the new Haitian state was divided between dark blue and red. He noted that the use of the French tricolor had been strictly prohibited as a symbolic break from colonial rule.

Source  ·  p. 20 Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 20