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Insurgents defeat colonial troops at Croix-des-Bouquets

On March 22, 1792, Insurgents defeated colonial troops at Croix-des-Bouquets.

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The Event

On March 22, 1792, Insurgents defeated colonial troops at Croix-des-Bouquets.

The Wider Campaign

The fighting showed how enslaved people were organizing beyond the first centers of the Haitian Revolution.

The campaign in context

The engagement mattered for what it opened or blocked afterward. Its immediate result should be distinguished from the outcome of the larger war.

Reading the Historical Record

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About the Historical Recreation

The proposed visual shows period terrain and an illustrative map table, with distant unidentifiable figures and no combat. It is an AI illustration, not archival footage or an eyewitness record.

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