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Delivery of Demand
- When
- 3 July 1825
- Where
- Port-au-Prince
French warships arrived at Port-au-Prince in July 1825 to deliver the indemnity demand to Haiti.
Captain Baron de Mackau arrived on 3 July 1825 with two men-of-war as a show of force. The demand was for compensation for lost property, including slaves, in exchange for formal diplomatic recognition of Haiti's independence.
Sources
- Haitian independence debt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
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