List of wars involving Haiti

This is a list of wars involving Haiti.

List

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)	1791–1793 St. Dominican Rebels Spain (from 1793) St. Dominican Royalists 1793–1798 French Republic 1798–1801 Louverture Loyalists 1802–1804 Armée Indigène United Kingdom	1791–1793 Kingdom of France (until 1792) French Republic 1793–1798 Spain (until 1795) St. Dominican Royalists 1798–1801 Rigaud Loyalists 1802–1804 France Great Britain (1793–1798)	Haitian victory Reprisal massacres against French population Establishment of the Empire of Haiti
War of the South (1799–1800)	Pro-Toussaint forces Naval support: United States	Pro-Rigaud forces	Pro-Toussaint victory Toussaint assumes control of the entirety of Saint-Domingue Rigaud & mixed-race officers flee into exile Reprisals & massacres against Rigaud supporters
Saint-Domingue expedition (1801–1803)	Indigenous Army United Kingdom	France Polish Legions	Rebel victory Establishment of the First Empire of Haiti
Siege of Santo Domingo (1805)	Haiti	France	French victory Beheadings of Moca
Spanish American wars of independence (1808-1833)	Patriots Supported by: United Kingdom (1815–1819)^{[Note I]} United States (1810–1819)^[1] Haiti^[2] Indigenous allies	Royalists Spain Supported by: Russian Empire^[3] Indigenous allies	Patriot victory Diplomatic recognition in 1821 (Portugal), 1822 (US), and 1825 (UK). Spain retained the islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico until the Spanish–American War of 1898. Banda Oriental and Spanish Texas become part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and First Mexican Empire respectively.
Action of 3 February 1812 (1812)	Haiti	United Kingdom	British victory
Venezuelan War of Independence (1816–1823)	Patriots 1816–1819: Venezuela Haiti^[4] 1819–1823: Gran Colombia	Royalists Spain Supreme Junta Governorate of Venezuela Governorate of Colombia	Patriot victory Independence of the Captaincy General of Venezuela Venezuela becomes a part of Gran Colombia
Greek Revolution (1821–1829^[5])	Greek Revolutionaries In detail: Klephts Armatoloi Filiki Eteria ^{[nb 1]} Sacred Band ^{[nb 1]} Messenian Senate ^{[nb 1]} Peloponnesian Senate ^{[nb 2]} Senate of Western Continental Greece ^{[nb 2]} Areopagus of Eastern Continental Greece ^{[nb 2]} Temporary regime of Crete Military-Political System of Samos After 1822: First Hellenic Republic Military support: Philhellenes Carbonari revolutionaries^[6] Serbian revolutionaries Romanian revolutionaries^{[nb 3]} Russian Empire^{[nb 4]} Kingdom of France^{[nb 4]} United Kingdom^{[nb 4]} Diplomatic support: Haiti^{[nb 5]} United States	Ottoman Empire Supported by: Egypt Regency of Algiers Tripolitania Tunis Danubian Sich	Greek victory^[a] Independence of Greece The Peloponnese, Saronic Islands, Cyclades, Sporades and Continental Greece ceded to the independent Greek state Crete ceded to Egypt
Dominican War of Independence (1844–1856)	Republic of Haiti (1844–1849) Second Empire of Haiti (1854–1856)	Dominican Republic	Dominican victory Dominican Independence Withdrawal of Haitian forces Separation of the Santo Domingo territory from Haiti Reestablishment of the Dominican–Haitian border Establishment of the First Republic Dominican control of the larger east side of Hispaniola
United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934)	United States Haiti	Haitian rebels	American victory
World War I (1914–1918)	Allied Powers:' France United Kingdom and Empire: Australia Canada Ceylon Egypt Newfoundland New Zealand India South Africa Russia (until 1917)^[b] Italy (from 1915) United States (from 1917) Japan Haiti^[7]^[8] and others ...	Central Powers: Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (from 1915) and others ...	Allied Powers victory (see Aftermath of World War I)
World War II (1941–1945)	Allies Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Ethiopia Dominican Republic Haiti^[9]^[10]	Axis Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Finland Thailand Manchukuo Croatia Slovakia	Allied victory
Operation Uphold Democracy (1994–1995)	Haiti	United States Argentina Netherlands Poland Belgium Haitian Opposition CARICOM Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Guyana Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago	US-led coalition victory Military regime removed, Raoul Cédras deposed Jean-Bertrand Aristide sworn back into office.
FLRN Rebellion (2004)	Republic of Haiti	National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti United Nations United States Chile Canada France Brazil	Chilean-led coalition victory Aristide ousted Interim government installed
Haitian conflict (2020–present)	Government of Haiti Haitian security forces Haitian National Police Haitian Armed Forces MSSMH Kenya^[11] Jamaica^[12] Belize Bahamas Guatemala^[13] El Salvador^[13] Support: United States^[14]^[15]^[16] Canada^[17] France^[18] Spain Germany Mexico Dominican Republic Chile Algeria	Anti-government forces Viv Ansanm G9 Delmas 6 Baz Pilate Baz Krache Dife Baz Nan Chabon (Waf Jérémie) Nan Boston G-Pèp 400 Mawozo Nan Brooklyn Chen Mechan Kraze Baryè 5 Segond Gran Ravine Taliban (Canaan) Mariani Ti Bwa Nan Ti Bwa Simon Pelé Belekou Other affiliated groups Local self-defense forces Protesters, self-defense groups, and other armed factions Bwa kale vigilantes Brigade for the Security of Protected Areas	Ongoing Ariel Henry resigns as acting prime minister on 24 April 2024^[19]^[20]^[21] Garry Conille installed as new Prime Minister of Haiti on 3 June 2024^[22] Garry Conille removed as acting prime minister and replaced by Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on 10 November 2024^[23]

Notes

^ London Protocol (1830),
London Conference (1832),
Treaty of Constantinople (1832)
^ The Russian Empire during 1914–1917, the Russian Republic during 1917. The Bolsheviks signed an armistice followed by a separate peace shortly after their armed seizure of power.

^ ^a ^b ^c Only in 1821
^ ^a ^b ^c From 1821–1823.
^ From 1821.
^ ^a ^b ^c From 1826.
^ Haiti was the first nation to recognize the independence of Greece.

References

^ Owsley, Frank L.; Smith, Gene A. (1997). Filibusters and Expansionists: Jeffersonian Manifest Destiny, 1800–1821. This study examines American attempts to take Florida and Texas away from Spain during the administrations of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Admitting that their subject has been covered in various works, the authors promise to provide a comprehensive account of Gulf Coast expansionism and show that it is essentially the same as the later phenomenon known as Manifest Destiny. One can learn much from this description of events and episodes hitherto not well known. For example, there is the attempt of the Mexican patriot Jose Bernardo Maxililiano de Lara Gutierrez to liberate Texas from Spain in the wake of the failed Hidalgo Revolution. Secretary of State James Monroe supported Gutierrez's invasion of Mexico in 1812. West Point-trained former U.S. Army officer Augustus William Magee led the small insurgent army; and a significant number of its troops were American citizens. At about the same time, President Madison was instructing former governor of Georgia George Mathews to negotiate with Spanish officials in Florida about turning that colony over to the United States. When diplomacy failed, in a move that foreshadowed Andrew...
^ Meade, Teresa (2016). A History of Modern Latin America 1800 To The Present. Wiley. p. 78.
^ Robertson, William Spence (1941). Russia and the Emancipation of Spanish America, 1816–1826.
^ Arana, M., 2013, Bolivar, New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781439110195, pp. 186
^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
^ Sakalis, Alex (25 March 2021). "The Italians Who Fought for Greek Independence". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ "HAITI DECLARES WAR AGAINST GERMANY; President Asked for Action Owing to Deaths on French Ship--22d Nation Opposing Teutons" (PDF). New York Times. 16 July 1918. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "Haiti Net Foreign Relations". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
^ "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Listing". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
^ Francis, Charles E. (1997). The Tuskegee Airmen: The Men who Changed a Nation. ISBN 9780828320290. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
^ Phillips, Tom; Côté-Paluck, Etienne (25 June 2024). "Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission". The Associated Press. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs". Miami Herald. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "US greenlights $60M in military assistance to Haiti amid rampant gang violence". Politico. 4 May 2024.
^ "Haiti Receives 10 New Armored Vehicles from United States Amid Interna". www.armyrecognition.com.
^ "DoD Support to Haiti". www.southcom.mil.
^ "Canadian Armed Forces members deploy to Jamaica to train CARICOM troops for Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti". 30 March 2024.
^ "France welcomes the renewal of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti". 30 September 2024.
^ "With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace". Associated Press News. 25 April 2024.
^ "Haiti's prime minister resigns as transitional council is sworn in". CNN. 25 April 2024.
^ Arnesen, Kejal Vyas and Ingrid. "New Haitian Transition Council Takes Office, but Long Road Awaits". WSJ.
^ "Haiti: Garry Conille sworn in as acting prime minister". 4 June 2024.
^ Sanon, Evens (10 November 2024). "Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

[12] London Protocol (1830),
London Conference (1832),
Treaty of Constantinople (1832)

[13] The Russian Empire during 1914–1917, the Russian Republic during 1917. The Bolsheviks signed an armistice followed by a separate peace shortly after their armed seizure of power.

[one-6] Only in 1821

[two-7] From 1821–1823.

[three-9] From 1821.

[four-10] From 1826.

[five-11] Haiti was the first nation to recognize the independence of Greece.

[1] Owsley, Frank L.; Smith, Gene A. (1997). Filibusters and Expansionists: Jeffersonian Manifest Destiny, 1800–1821. This study examines American attempts to take Florida and Texas away from Spain during the administrations of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Admitting that their subject has been covered in various works, the authors promise to provide a comprehensive account of Gulf Coast expansionism and show that it is essentially the same as the later phenomenon known as Manifest Destiny. One can learn much from this description of events and episodes hitherto not well known. For example, there is the attempt of the Mexican patriot Jose Bernardo Maxililiano de Lara Gutierrez to liberate Texas from Spain in the wake of the failed Hidalgo Revolution. Secretary of State James Monroe supported Gutierrez's invasion of Mexico in 1812. West Point-trained former U.S. Army officer Augustus William Magee led the small insurgent army; and a significant number of its troops were American citizens. At about the same time, President Madison was instructing former governor of Georgia George Mathews to negotiate with Spanish officials in Florida about turning that colony over to the United States. When diplomacy failed, in a move that foreshadowed Andrew...

[2] Meade, Teresa (2016). A History of Modern Latin America 1800 To The Present. Wiley. p. 78.

[3] Robertson, William Spence (1941). Russia and the Emancipation of Spanish America, 1816–1826.

[4] Arana, M., 2013, Bolivar, New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781439110195, pp. 186

[5] Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.

[8] Sakalis, Alex (25 March 2021). "The Italians Who Fought for Greek Independence". Italics Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

[14] "HAITI DECLARES WAR AGAINST GERMANY; President Asked for Action Owing to Deaths on French Ship--22d Nation Opposing Teutons" (PDF). New York Times. 16 July 1918. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[15] "Haiti Net Foreign Relations". Retrieved 30 January 2014.

[16] "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Listing". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

[17] Francis, Charles E. (1997). The Tuskegee Airmen: The Men who Changed a Nation. ISBN 9780828320290. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

[Kenya-18] Phillips, Tom; Côté-Paluck, Etienne (25 June 2024). "Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[Jamaica-19] "Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission". The Associated Press. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[Guatemala-20] "Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs". Miami Herald. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

[21] "US greenlights $60M in military assistance to Haiti amid rampant gang violence". Politico. 4 May 2024.

[22] "Haiti Receives 10 New Armored Vehicles from United States Amid Interna". www.armyrecognition.com.

[United_States-23] "DoD Support to Haiti". www.southcom.mil.

[24] "Canadian Armed Forces members deploy to Jamaica to train CARICOM troops for Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti". 30 March 2024.

[25] "France welcomes the renewal of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti". 30 September 2024.

[26] "With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace". Associated Press News. 25 April 2024.

[27] "Haiti's prime minister resigns as transitional council is sworn in". CNN. 25 April 2024.

[28] Arnesen, Kejal Vyas and Ingrid. "New Haitian Transition Council Takes Office, but Long Road Awaits". WSJ.

[29] "Haiti: Garry Conille sworn in as acting prime minister". 4 June 2024.

[30] Sanon, Evens (10 November 2024). "Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

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Years in Haiti (1804–present)
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