Henri Christophe (; 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820; used the
anglicized version of
Henry Christopher) was a former slave of
Bambara ethnicity, and key leader in the
Haitian Revolution, which succeeded in gaining independence from France in 1804. In 1805 he took part under
Jean-Jacques Dessalines in the capturing of
Santo Domingo (now Dominican Republic), against French forces who acquired the colony from Spain in the
Treaty of Basel.