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'''Saint-Domingue''', also known as '''Dominica''' and officially the '''State of Saint-Domingue''' (French: ''L'État de Saint Domingue'', Spanish: ''Estado de Santo Domingo
== Etymology ==
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==== Islandwide French rule (1756-1815) ====
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{{Main|History_of_Europe#Great_Silesian_War_(1750-1755)}}
The division of the island of Hispaniola between France and Spain in 1701 ended in a situation unfavorable to both the French and the Spanish crowns and so during the chaos of the Great Silesian war, France pounced upon several Spanish possessions in the Americas. Although the population of Spanish Santo Domingo was perhaps one-fourth that of French Saint-Domingue, this did not prevent the Spanish from launching an invasion of the French side of the island in 1751. Unlike many of the other French military excursions in the Americas during the war, the invasion of Santo Domingo went surprisingly well with French losses half of what was expected and all major cities in Santo-Domingo falling in only 6 months.
After the war, the French initially agree to cede their captured territory. But following protests by the locals on the island - particularly French colonial elites who hoped to expand their sugar cane plantations - the French attempt to renegotiate and end up swapping the east side of the island for the African island of [[Santa Apolónia]]. The French were forced to recognize the land rights of the existing former Spanish subjects.▼
▲After the war, the French initially agree to cede their captured territory. But following protests by the locals on the island - particularly French colonial elites who hoped to expand their sugar cane plantations - the French attempt to renegotiate and end up swapping the east side of the island for the African island of [[Santa Apolónia]].
==== Reform period (1815-1862) ====
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===== The Hibiscus invasion =====
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.
In the spring of 1862, [[New Netherland]], [[South Tussenland]], and [[United Kingdom|Britain]] were
== Government and Politics ==
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