Battle of Vertières
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. 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. As a result, independent Republic of Haiti was proclaimed on December 1, 1804. November 18 has been widely celebrated since then as a Day of Army and Victory in Haiti. See also Haitian Revolution
External links http://www.iacenter.org/haiti/index.htm http://hierographics.org/yourhistoryonline/yourhistoryonlineIV.htm
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