Taking place in Haiti, Haitians protested French rule on the colony, along with slavery that was still a part of their life. Started by Toussaint L'Overture, a Haiti-born representative, traveled to France to claim independence from France. Coming back in dissapointment, he continued efforts by gathering more people in rebellion against white slave-masters and French troops. Napoleon, ruler of France at the time, sent troops to capture and jail L'Overture. While L'Overture was in jail, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of L'Overture's generals, continued the rebellion against French rule unti 1803 where French troops were defeated. In 1804, Dessalines declared Haiti's independence from France.