The Haitian Revolution killed more than 100,000 colonial residents.

Evidence

Haiti needed to be healed, for it was a nation founded on ashes. Years of insurrection and war had weakened and disrupted the economy. It was being rebuilt when Leclerc’s mission had arrived in 1802, but the final, cataclysmic war had brought fire and destruction to most of the cities and plains. There were dead beyond counting—it is estimated that 100,000 or more residents of the colony died during the revolution—and many others were permanently crippled. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 1062

Haiti needed to be healed, for it was a nation founded on ashes. Years of insurrection and war had weakened and disrupted the economy. It was being rebuilt when Leclerc’s mission had arrived in 1802, but the final, cataclysmic war had brought fire and destruction to most of the cities and plains. There were dead beyond counting—it is estimated that 100,000 or more residents of the colony died during the revolution—and many others were permanently crippled. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 1062

Categorization

  • QUESTION: Percent of what total population? With roughly a half-million people, this would be 20%+ — worth checking against other estimates.
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 1062