Haiti, formerly known as Saint-Domingue, was a slave island and one of France's richest colonies. Up until this point, slavery was still widespread and, as previously mentioned, continued throughout the world even after declarations of freedom such as the Declaration of Independence in the newly formed United States and the Declaration of the Rights of Man in the Republic of France. The Haitian Revolution was prompted by the desire for the liberation of slaves and was largely inspired by the French Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man. “Although the early leaders of the French Revolution had no intention of exporting the upheaval, it spread to the colonies, especially in Saint-Domingue” (Oct 1973). This revolution proved to be a major event as it was the most successful slave revolution in history. Haiti's slave population far outnumbered Haiti's white settlers and so when the slave population banded together it led to a full scale rebellion. The revolts continued until, finally, in 1793, the slaves gained their freedom, with slavery officially abolished in all French territories in 1794. From this time until 1802, small rebellions continued to occur as they did not change much in daily life of slaves, even though they technically have their freedom. After the French Revolution and with Napoleon's seizure of power in 1799; Napoleon reinstated slavery in all of France's colonies, including Haiti. Napoleon also sent an army to Haiti to enforce these new slavery laws, and Haiti returned to a slave economy in 1802 (Doyle 1943). Haitian revolutionaries finally achieve victory after defeating French soldiers at the Battle of Vertieres in 1803; the final part of the revolution. The revolution officially ended in 1804, with Haiti gaining independence from France and permanently abolishing slavery