Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue
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The Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue was a French military campaign (1802–1803) sent by Napoleon Bonaparte to reassert control over the colony and restore slavery, which ultimately failed and paved the way for Haiti’s independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue canonical | 1 |
| Napoleon’s Leclerc expedition to Saint-Domingue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue Context triple: [Alexandre Pétion, opposedTo, Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue]
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British expedition to Saint-Domingue
The British expedition to Saint-Domingue was a major late-18th-century military campaign in the Haitian Revolution, in which Britain intervened in the French colony of Saint-Domingue seeking to seize control amid widespread slave uprisings and revolutionary turmoil.
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Haitian Campaign
The Haitian Campaign was a series of early 20th-century U.S. Marine Corps operations in Haiti during the American occupation, notable for counterinsurgency actions in which officers like Lewis B. Puller first distinguished themselves.
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a late-18th- to early-19th-century slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the establishment of Haiti as the first Black republic and the first successful slave-led state in the modern world.
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Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign was a late-18th-century French military and scientific expedition to Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed at undermining British influence while advancing European knowledge of Egyptian history, culture, and geography.
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Napoleon’s Syrian campaign
Napoleon’s Syrian campaign was a 1799 military offensive by Napoleon Bonaparte into Ottoman-controlled Syria, marked by initial advances, brutal sieges such as Jaffa and Acre, and eventual retreat due to fierce resistance and disease.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue Target entity description: The Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue was a French military campaign (1802–1803) sent by Napoleon Bonaparte to reassert control over the colony and restore slavery, which ultimately failed and paved the way for Haiti’s independence.
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A.
British expedition to Saint-Domingue
The British expedition to Saint-Domingue was a major late-18th-century military campaign in the Haitian Revolution, in which Britain intervened in the French colony of Saint-Domingue seeking to seize control amid widespread slave uprisings and revolutionary turmoil.
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B.
Haitian Campaign
The Haitian Campaign was a series of early 20th-century U.S. Marine Corps operations in Haiti during the American occupation, notable for counterinsurgency actions in which officers like Lewis B. Puller first distinguished themselves.
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C.
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a late-18th- to early-19th-century slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that led to the abolition of slavery there and the establishment of Haiti as the first Black republic and the first successful slave-led state in the modern world.
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Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign was a late-18th-century French military and scientific expedition to Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed at undermining British influence while advancing European knowledge of Egyptian history, culture, and geography.
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Napoleon’s Syrian campaign
Napoleon’s Syrian campaign was a 1799 military offensive by Napoleon Bonaparte into Ottoman-controlled Syria, marked by initial advances, brutal sieges such as Jaffa and Acre, and eventual retreat due to fierce resistance and disease.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military expedition
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colonial war ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | French expedition to Saint-Domingue (1802–1803) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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French colonial forces ⓘ Haitian revolutionary army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
French decision to restore slavery in the colonies
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French plan to use Saint-Domingue as a base for a North American empire ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte’s desire to rebuild a French colonial empire in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Leclerc
NERFINISHED
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Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial reconquest campaign
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war of independence context ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to Napoleon’s decision to sell Louisiana to the United States
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heavy mortality from yellow fever among French troops ⓘ massive French military losses ⓘ strengthening of Haitian revolutionary forces ⓘ |
| endDate | 1803 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Haitian independence in 1804 ⓘ |
| hasPartOf | French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved | large-scale transatlantic troop deployment by France ⓘ |
| location |
Hispaniola
NERFINISHED
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Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
reassert French control over Saint-Domingue
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restore slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| opponent |
Haitian revolutionary forces
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Henri Christophe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Jacques Dessalines NERFINISHED ⓘ Toussaint Louverture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars in the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | abolition of slavery in French colonies in 1794 ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Haitian Declaration of Independence
NERFINISHED
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Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of Toussaint Louverture ⓘ |
| result |
French defeat
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paved the way for Haitian independence ⓘ withdrawal of French forces ⓘ |
| significance |
directly contributed to the emergence of Haiti as the first Black republic
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marked the failure of French attempts to restore slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ weakened French colonial power in the Americas ⓘ |
| startDate | 1802 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue Description of subject: The Napoleonic expedition to Saint-Domingue was a French military campaign (1802–1803) sent by Napoleon Bonaparte to reassert control over the colony and restore slavery, which ultimately failed and paved the way for Haiti’s independence.
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