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Two months later, the French returned and lay sieged to the island. After a long siege and a week of brutal urban warfare, the French reconquered the city of Saint-Domingue in an event known as Le Lundi Bleu. Over 5,000 people were massacred.
In the spring of 1862, [[New Netherland]], [[South Tussenland]], and [[United Kingdom|Britain]] were starting to pressure the French to back down. South Tussenland, a Zoekerist theocracy at the time, recognized the independence of Saint-Domingue and sent aid to the rebels. The French offensive stalled and the rebels began to decimate French forces. After eighteen months of rebellion, the French government recognized the independence of Saint Domingue on the 9th of October, 1862.
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