Napoléon letter to Toussaint Louverture (1801)

In 1801, three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, Napoléon Bonaparte decided to send his brother in law, General Leclerc  to Saint-Domingue in order to re-establish slavery and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In the following letter Napoléon also tells Toussaint Louverture that the 1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue "...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion." and that he will expel Toussaint's children, Placide and Isaac from France.

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Translated by Mitch Abidor marxists.org CopyLeft: Creative Commons (Attribute & ShareAlike) marxists.org 2004.