The battle of Vertèires, the last large battle of the Haitian Revolution (Haitian war of independence) was fought between Haitian rebels and French expeditionary forces on November 18, 1803 at Vertèires. The Haitian Revolution was the first successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere and established Haiti as a free, black republic, the first of its kind. ... Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... Events January 30 - Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy, New Orleans. ...

Haitians led by Jean-Jacques Dessalines attacked a strong French-held fort of Vertèires, near Cape François (to the north of Haiti) and won a decisive victory over French colonial army under General Comte de Rochambeau and forced him to capitulate the same night. Haitian Ninth Brigade under François Capois played a crucial role in the victory. Jean-Jacques Dessalines (September 20, 1758 - October 17, 1806) was a leader of the Haitian slave rebellion and an Emperor of Haiti (1804 - 1806 under the name of Jacques I). ... Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti. ... Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (July 1, 1725 - May 10, 1807), French soldier, was born at Vendôme (Loir-et-Cher). ...

As a result, independent Republic of Haiti was proclaimed on December 1, 1804. Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ...

November 18 has been widely celebrated since then as a Day of Army and Victory in Haiti. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... Haiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola and the smaller islands of La Gonâve, La Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Ile a Vache in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti. ...

See also

• Haitian Revolution

External links

• http://www.iacenter.org/haiti/index.htm
• http://hierographics.org/yourhistoryonline/yourhistoryonlineIV.htm