Letter by the French Minister of the Marine to the Fort de Joux Commandant (1802)

Toussaint Louverture arrived at the French prison Fort de Joux in August of 1802, and the French Minister of Marine and the Colonies, Admiral Denis Decrès (1761-1820), following Napoléon Bonaparte’s orders, ensured that Toussaint’s conditions of imprisonment would be as difficult as possible, by giving these instructions to the Commander Amyot. Toussaint died at Fort de Joux on April 7, 1803.

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Also: Denis duc Decres. Admiral Decrès was the French Minister of Marine and the Colonies from October 3, 1801 to April 1, 1814. He was assassinated in 1820.

Reference

 * List of Naval Ministers of France. (2005, September 22). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:50, December 13, 2005 f.
 * List of Naval Ministers of France. (2005, September 22). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:50, December 13, 2005 f.