The
1804 Haiti Massacre was a
genocide, which was carried out against the remaining white population of
French Creoles (or
Franco-Haitians) in
Haitiby the black population on the order of
Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The massacre, which took place in the entire territory of Haiti, was carried out from early February 1804 until 22 April 1804, and resulted in the deaths of between 3,000 to 5,000 people of all ages and genders.
[1]
Squads of soldiers moved from house to house, killing entire families.
[2] Even whites who had been friendly and sympathetic to the black population were imprisoned and later killed.
[3] A second wave of massacres targeted white women and children.
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