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Horse in Cazale.

Polish Legions fighting with Haitian Legions. Approximately 5,500 Polish legionnaires were sent by Napoleon to augment his French troops in the battle to reestablish slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue. Though it remains unclear why, many of…

Jean Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806). Leader of the Haitian Revolution and Emperor of Haiti.

Kosciuszko and Lapierre. Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817) was a Polish military leader who became a national hero for his efforts to lead the struggle against Russia and Prussia in the late 18th century. Far less is known about Jean Lapierre, but…

Cazale, Haiti. A view of Cazale from above.