Yes, that's war, I guess. The acts of brutality had come from both camps. After the loss of what was called the First Republic in 1812, the nationalist figured out that maybe the Haitians were right when they declared total war to the French. In 1813, Simon Bolivar issued the infamous "War to the death decree", a warning to all Spaniards or Canarians (from the Canary Islands) that they would be killed even if they were neutral.
It was total war from then on, so the carnage of every battle only fed the resentment and anticipation for the next. An eye for an eye and the whole country went blind.
Yes, that's war, I guess. The acts of brutality had come from both camps. After the loss of what was called the First Republic in 1812, the nationalist figured out that maybe the Haitians were right when they declared total war to the French. In 1813, Simon Bolivar issued the infamous "War to the death decree", a warning to all Spaniards or Canarians (from the Canary Islands) that they would be killed even if they were neutral.
It was total war from then on, so the carnage of every battle only fed the resentment and anticipation for the next. An eye for an eye and the whole country went blind.