The American Revolution wasn’t just a War for Independence. It was part of a wider age of revolutions that reshaped the Atlantic World.
The latest Ben Franklin’s World podcast explore how the Haitian and American Revolutions happened side-by-side rather than separately. The 1763 Treaty of Paris reshaped French and British imperial policy.
Also considered is how Saint Domingue’s (colonial Haiti) Black soldiers fought at the Siege of Savannah in 1779, and how the flow of news, people, and ideas across the Atlantic forged powerful connections between these two revolutionary movements.
You can listen to the podcast here.
Ben Franklin’s World is an award-winning podcast. It’s for people who love history and for those who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our world. Each episode features an interview with a historian who shares their unique insights into our early American past.
Learn more about how the Haitian Revolution impacted New York.
Illustration: The Savannah, Georgia monument to the 500 soldiers of the Chasseur Volontaire Regiment from Saint-Domingue (photo by Liz Covart).
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