Who are the Polish Haitians?

Get MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/historywit... & get an exclusive offer extended to our viewers: an extra month FREE. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 2,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/hi... It isn't immediately obvious why there would be a centuries-old connection between Poland, a country in Eastern Europe, and Haiti, the western half of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. However, a community of people exist in Haiti who are descended from Polish soldiers sent there by Napoleon to quell a slave uprising, but rather than fighting them, joined with them to defeat the French attempt to reimpose slavery and subsequently stayed on Haiti to become the 'Polone Nwa' - the 'Black Haitians.' Raid the Merch Market: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/hi... Go Fund My Windmills (Patreon):   / historywithhilbert   Join in the Banter on Twitter:   / historywhilbert   Enter the Fray on Facebook:   / historywhilbert   Indulge in some Instagram..?(the alliteration needs to stop):   / historywithhilbert   Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Decline of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 2:11 - Russia, Prussia and Austria 2:54 - First Partition of Poland 3:06 - Prusso-Polish Alliance 3:53 - Second Partition of Poland 4:08 - Kościuszko Uprising 4:36 - Third Partition of Poland 4:49 - International Politics 5:12 - Magellan TV Ad 5:54 - Rob Brydon! 5:58 - Magellan TV Ad 6:36 - Polish Legions 7:23 - Shipment to Haiti 8:10 - Defection to the Rebels 10:04 - Victory 11:42 - Memes 11:58 - The First Polish Haitians 13:36 - Polish Influence on Vodou 15:10 - Polish Haitians Under the Devalier Regime 17:05 - Recent Polish-Haitian Connections 17:33 - Polish Culture in Modern Haiti 19:30 - Outro Music Used: Expeditionary - Kevin MacLeod Suonatore Di Liutto - Kevin MacLeod Bossa Bossa - Kevin MacLeod Infadoes - Kevin MacLeod Rites - Kevin MacLeod Energizing - Kevin MacLeod Galway - Kevin MacLeod Sunday Dub - Kevin MacLeod Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! [email protected] #Haiti #Poland #Polska