Cap-Haïtien became the capital of the Kingdom of Northern Haiti under a king that was a former slave of what ethnicity?
Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (Haitian Creole: "Kap Ayisyen" ; English: "Cape Haitian" ) often referred to as Le Cap or Au Cap, is a commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord. Previously named, "Cap‑Français" (initially "Cap-François"), "Cap‑Henri" and historically nicknamed, "The Paris of the Antilles", displaying its wealth and sophistication through its beautiful architecture and artistic life. It was an important city during the colonial period, serving as the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue from the city's formal foundation in 1711 until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince. After the Haitian Revolution, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Northern Haiti under King Henri Christophe until 1820.
Harry Washington Harry Washington was a one-time West African slave of the future first president of the United States, George Washington. He escaped and served as a corporal in the Black Pioneers attached to a British artillery unit. After the war he emigrated to Nova Scotia where he married Jenny and then migrated to Sierra Leone, West Africa. In 1800 he joined a rebellion, against the British colonial authorities, in the Sierra Leone Colony, and was exiled to the Bullom Shore, where he subsequently died.