slave revolt of August 1791
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The slave revolt of August 1791 was the massive uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that ignited the Haitian Revolution and ultimately led to the abolition of slavery and the creation of Haiti.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August 1791 slave uprising in Saint-Domingue | 1 |
| Saint-Domingue slave revolt of August 1791 | 1 |
| slave revolt of August 1791 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11487102 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: slave revolt of August 1791 Context triple: [Bois Caïman, linkedTo, slave revolt of August 1791]
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A.
Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
The Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 was a pivotal popular uprising in Paris during the French Revolution that led to the purge of the Girondin deputies from the National Convention and the rise of the radical Montagnards.
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B.
Malê revolt
The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
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C.
Vendée uprising
The Vendée uprising was a royalist and Catholic counter-revolutionary revolt in western France during the French Revolution, marked by fierce guerrilla warfare and brutal repression.
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D.
Revolution of August 10, 1809
The Revolution of August 10, 1809 was an early independence uprising in Quito against Spanish colonial rule, often regarded as a precursor to the broader Latin American wars of independence.
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E.
Denmark Vesey's conspiracy
Denmark Vesey's conspiracy was a planned 1822 slave insurrection in Charleston, South Carolina, led by the formerly enslaved carpenter Denmark Vesey and remembered as one of the most ambitious attempted slave revolts in U.S. history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: slave revolt of August 1791 Target entity description: The slave revolt of August 1791 was the massive uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue that ignited the Haitian Revolution and ultimately led to the abolition of slavery and the creation of Haiti.
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A.
Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
The Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 was a pivotal popular uprising in Paris during the French Revolution that led to the purge of the Girondin deputies from the National Convention and the rise of the radical Montagnards.
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B.
Malê revolt
The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
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C.
Vendée uprising
The Vendée uprising was a royalist and Catholic counter-revolutionary revolt in western France during the French Revolution, marked by fierce guerrilla warfare and brutal repression.
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D.
Revolution of August 10, 1809
The Revolution of August 10, 1809 was an early independence uprising in Quito against Spanish colonial rule, often regarded as a precursor to the broader Latin American wars of independence.
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E.
Denmark Vesey's conspiracy
Denmark Vesey's conspiracy was a planned 1822 slave insurrection in Charleston, South Carolina, led by the formerly enslaved carpenter Denmark Vesey and remembered as one of the most ambitious attempted slave revolts in U.S. history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Haitian Revolution
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slave revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
August 1791 slave uprising in Saint-Domingue
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linked to:
slave revolt of August 1791
Saint-Domingue slave revolt of August 1791 ⓘ
linked to:
slave revolt of August 1791
insurrection of August 1791 ⓘ |
| chronologicalPredecessor | French Revolution ⓘ |
| chronologicalSuccessor |
1793 abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue by commissioners Sonthonax and Polverel
ⓘ
Haitian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to:
Haitian Revolution
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| commemoratedBy |
Bois Caïman ceremony legend
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linked to:
Bois Caïman ceremony
|
| consequence |
challenged French colonial rule in the Caribbean
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eventually led to abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ eventually led to independence of Haiti ⓘ ignited the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
C.L.R. James – The Black Jacobins
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Laurent Dubois – Avengers of the New World ⓘ |
| endDate | 1791-08-22 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
denial of rights to free people of color and enslaved people
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harsh plantation conditions ⓘ influence of the French Revolution ⓘ racial inequality in the French colony ⓘ slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | largest and most successful slave revolt in the Americas ⓘ |
| influenced |
French debates on slavery and colonial policy
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abolitionist movements in Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Haiti ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French colonial authorities in Saint-Domingue
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white planters in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| participant |
enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue
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maroons in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| partOf | Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| place |
Northern Plain of Saint-Domingue
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linked to:
Cap-Haïtien plain
Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman
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linked to:
Bois Caïman ceremony
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| result |
beginning of large-scale armed conflict in Saint-Domingue
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destruction of many plantations in northern Saint-Domingue ⓘ killing of many white planters and overseers ⓘ mass flight of white colonists from the northern plain ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Dutty Boukman
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Georges Biassou ⓘ Jean-François Papillon ⓘ Jeannot Bullet ⓘ Toussaint Louverture ⓘ |
| startDate | 1791-08-21 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Atlantic slave system
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linked to:
Atlantic world plantation system
anti-slavery resistance ⓘ history of Haiti ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: slave revolt of August 1791
linked to: slave revolt of August 1791