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By August, the insurrection had spread rapidly, with insurgents sweeping through the north, burning plantations and confronting colonial forces. The rebellion grew from a struggle for better conditions to an outright fight for abolition and independence—with slogans echoing the French Revolution’s cry of “Liberté, égalité, fraternité.” Over the next months, rebel numbers soared from 10,000 to nearly 80,000, with factions divided between reformist desires and radical calls for total abolition.