Nope. Haitians had a 10 to one slave to white population and partnered up with the British, Spanish and Americans who all were at war with France during the time
Its not defeatist, it's realist and we see it everyday in real life. It's the exact same logic that says a person will shoot their neighbors on the block but they rarely shoot it out with police. Why? Cuz they knw they're outgunned with nowhere to run. It's suicide.
Basic art of war shyt. Don't fight until you're prepared to win...