The Slaves who Defeated Napoleon: Toussaint Louvertrure and the Haitian War of Independence, 1801-04

TitleThe Slaves who Defeated Napoleon: Toussaint Louvertrure and the Haitian War of Independence, 1801-04
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsGirard, Philippe R.
Number of Pages444
PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press
CityTuscaloosa
Abstract

Two centuries ago, Haiti, then known as Saint-Domingue, was the “Pearl of the Antilles,” France's most valuable overseas colony, the largest exporter of tropical products in the world, and the United States' second most important trading partner after England. Haiti was also the place where in 1801-1802 Napoléon Bonaparte sent the largest colonial venture of his reign: the Leclerc expedition. His goal was to remove the famous revolutionary Toussaint Louverture from office and, possibly, restore slavery. But within two years, the remnants of Bonaparte’s once-proud army were evacuated in defeated, and Haiti declared its independence. This forgotten yet momentous conflict, in which lives were consumed by the thousands, is this book’s main focus. In this monograph, the author applies multi-archival research to the climactic yet poorly understood last years of the Haitian Revolution. In all, this volume relies on contemporary military, commercial, and administrative sources drawn from nineteen archives and research libraries on both sides of the Atlantic. 

URLhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/13992
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