Baron de Mackau

Haitian Senate registers the 1825 agreement under naval pressure

📅 11 July 1825

On 8 July, President Boyer accepted the French terms while requesting revisions; the Senate registered the commitment on 11 July. A French squadron carrying hundreds of cannon had threatened a...

Haiti accepts the indemnity under pressure from a French fleet

📅 11 July 1825

President Jean-Pierre Boyer accepted the French terms on 11 July after negotiations conducted under the threat of a naval force. France recognized Haitian independence, but Haiti was required to...