Historedia
Person

Vincent Ogé

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1790–1791

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Vincent Ogé, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Slave Rebellion in Saint-Domingue

    1790–1791

    Role: Wealthy free man of color whose 1790 revolt and 1791 execution destabilized the colony

    1. October 1790 – early 1791 · Saint-DomingueVincent Ogé's revolt and execution

      Ogé demanded voting rights in October 1790, was captured in early 1791, and was executed by being broken on the wheel and beheaded.

    2. April 1791 · North of Saint-DomingueApril 1791 northern insurgency

      A massive black insurgency in the north of the island rose violently against the plantation system months before the August outbreak.

    3. 21 August 1791 · French colony of Saint-DomingueNight of 21 August 1791 uprising

      Thousands of slaves attended a secret vodou ceremony as a tropical storm arrived, then began killing their masters that night.

    4. September 1791 · Saint-DomingueWhite militia retaliation, September 1791

      Surviving whites organized into militias and struck back, killing about 15,000 blacks.

Sources

  1. Haitian Revolution Wikipedia