The Indigenous Army (French: Armée Indigène), also known as the Army of Saint-Domingue (French: Armée de Saint-Domingue), was the moniker bestowed to the coalition of anti-slavery rebels who fought in the Haitian Revolution. Encompassing both black slaves and affranchis (black and mulatto freedmen alike), the rebels were not officially titled the Armée indigène until January 1803, under the leadership of then-general Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Predated by insurrectionists such as François Mackandal, Vincent Ogé and Dutty Boukman, the rebellion would become organized and consolidated under the leadership of Toussaint Louverture; succeeded by Dessalines. The now full-fledged fighting force would utilize their sheer manpower and strategic capacity to overwhelm French troops, ensuring the Haitia