 The maroon leader Mackandal led a movement to poison the drinking water of the plantation owners in the 1750s.Boukman declared war on the French plantation owners in 1791, setting off the Haitian Revolution.A statue called the "Le Nègre Marron" or the "Nèg Mawon" is an iconic bronze bust that was erected in the heart of Port-au-Prince to commemorate the role of maroons in Haitian independence.