The Haitian Revolution: Conquerors vs Overcomers

Often times when I think of slave uprisings I usually think of the (supposedly) unsuccessful attempts in the Americas led by slaves whom are often depicted as "vigilantes" such as Prosser, Vesey, and Turner, but from now on I will think of Toussaint L'Overture. From now on I will think of the Haitian revolution. I was of course never taught that there was indeed an unprecedentedly  successful Slave rebellion against European powers and that this unthinkable rebellion led to the founding of an independent nation known as the Republic of Haiti. It is astoundingly  inspiring to know that these men resisted so strongly against the yolk of bondage that they were indeed willing to organize and lay down their lives to disassemble its evils. Such courage confirms that although slavery had wrought unimaginable havoc on their physical bodies it had not been successful in laying a stronghold of its contamination on their minds. These men, though others viewed them as innate slaves, viewed themselves as free men being illegally held against their own will. This idea in and of itself is phenomenal to me, it is the story of the underdog it is the definition of what it means to overcome. For this reason, I see the Haitian Revolution as a story of two actors: the conqueror and the overcomer. A conqueror is one who has the capacity to destroy and lacks the moral restraint not to, one who seiges/forces victory through great brutality. For this reason it is no great feat to conquer. However, an overcomer is one who rightfully obtains victory without regard (or attention paid) to circumstances or rational limitations. An overcomer is the greatest kind of victor because they are one whom has no reason to believe that success is attainable and nevertheless ventures out to do the insane and gain victory. An overcomer is one who succeeds in the name of what is right an in the face of all the odds stacked against them. To me the Haitian Revolution is confirmation that oppression can indeed be torn down and so called conquerors can be defeated. In the story of The Haitian Revolution the French were conquerors but the African men were much more, they were the overcomers.