stackyFACTSThe Haitian Revolution stands alone as the only successful slave uprising that forged an independent nation. Against the combined might of French, British, and Spanish empires, a brilliant tactical war was waged by the oppressed. It remains a masterclass in resistance that completely upended the global colonial economy.
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