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When did Saint-Domingue officially declare independence as the Republic of Haiti?

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January 1, 1804

Haiti declared independence on January 1, 1804, becoming the first Black republic in the world and the second independent nation in the Americas.

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Dessalines defeated the French army at the Battle of Vertières on November 18, 1803, forcing France to recognize independence.

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Who led the Haitian Revolution to its successful conclusion and became Haiti's first independent ruler?

Dessalines became Haiti's first emperor under the 1805 constitution and permanently abolished slavery in the new nation.

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The Rosetta Stone was discovered during which military campaign in 1799?

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Who was the French military leader who dominated European warfare from 1803-1815?

Napoleon's Grande Armée defeated larger coalitions in battles like Austerlitz, but was ultimately defeated at Waterloo in 1815.