Although the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars were largely confined to Europe, the North American continent also saw some action between its belligerents. In the early years of the French Revolution, a successful slave revolt broke out in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. With assistance from the British, the Haitian Revolution eventually saw the independence of the Empire of Haiti. A direct consequence of the Haitian Revolution was the French invasion of Santo Domingo, a neighbouring Spanish colony in 1801. The West Indies campaign from 1804 to 1810 saw the Spanish and British reconquest of Santo Domingo's in 1808. In addition, the British invaded several French colonies in the West Indies, including Guadeloupe, and Martinique.