This engraving depicts a scene from the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), specifically titled "Revenge taken by the Black Army for the cruelties practiced on them by the French".
The image portrays members of the Black Army—a force of formerly enslaved people and free people of color—executing French officers by hanging.
The revolution was characterized by extreme violence on both sides.
This particular scene was a direct response to the atrocities committed by French forces under General Charles Leclerc and General Rochambeau, who attempted to restore slavery and French control over the colony then known as Saint-Domingue.
The artwork was created by Marcus Rainsford and published in 1805 in his book, An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti.
Rainsford, a former British captain, documented the revolution's events and provided some of the earliest visual records of the conflict.
The image symbolizes the shift in power during the later stages of the revolution when the Black Army, led by figures like Jean-Jacques Dessalines, successfully repelled Napoleon Bonaparte's massive expeditionary force.
The revolution began in August 1791 as a mass uprising of enslaved people inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution.
It is widely regarded as the most successful slave rebellion in history, resulting in the permanent abolition of slavery and the establishment of Haiti as the world's first independent Black-led republic in 1804.
The image portrays members of the Black Army—a force of formerly enslaved people and free people of color—executing French officers by hanging.
The revolution was characterized by extreme violence on both sides.
This particular scene was a direct response to the atrocities committed by French forces under General Charles Leclerc and General Rochambeau, who attempted to restore slavery and French control over the colony then known as Saint-Domingue.
The artwork was created by Marcus Rainsford and published in 1805 in his book, An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti.
Rainsford, a former British captain, documented the revolution's events and provided some of the earliest visual records of the conflict.
The image symbolizes the shift in power during the later stages of the revolution when the Black Army, led by figures like Jean-Jacques Dessalines, successfully repelled Napoleon Bonaparte's massive expeditionary force.
The revolution began in August 1791 as a mass uprising of enslaved people inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution.
It is widely regarded as the most successful slave rebellion in history, resulting in the permanent abolition of slavery and the establishment of Haiti as the world's first independent Black-led republic in 1804.
This engraving depicts a scene from the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), specifically titled "Revenge taken by the Black Army for the cruelties practiced on them by the French".
The image portrays members of the Black Army—a force of formerly enslaved people and free people of color—executing French officers by hanging.
The revolution was characterized by extreme violence on both sides.
This particular scene was a direct response to the atrocities committed by French forces under General Charles Leclerc and General Rochambeau, who attempted to restore slavery and French control over the colony then known as Saint-Domingue.
The artwork was created by Marcus Rainsford and published in 1805 in his book, An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti.
Rainsford, a former British captain, documented the revolution's events and provided some of the earliest visual records of the conflict.
The image symbolizes the shift in power during the later stages of the revolution when the Black Army, led by figures like Jean-Jacques Dessalines, successfully repelled Napoleon Bonaparte's massive expeditionary force.
The revolution began in August 1791 as a mass uprising of enslaved people inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution.
It is widely regarded as the most successful slave rebellion in history, resulting in the permanent abolition of slavery and the establishment of Haiti as the world's first independent Black-led republic in 1804.
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