List of Toussaint Louverture related pages

Toussaint Louverture Project pages with articles or documents about or from Toussaint Louverture.

Articles & book excerpts

 * The Last Days Of Toussaint L'Ouverture - account of a 1859 visit to Fort de Joux (Includes Minutes of the Post-mortem Examination of Toussaint L'Ouverture)
 * An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti - excerpts portraying Toussaint Louverture.
 * The History and Present Condition of St. Domingo (1837) - Excerpt of 1837 book by John Brown, M.D. about Toussaint Louverture and his contemporaries in the Haitian Revolution.
 * An Interview with Toussaint - Section from the book.
 * God's Image in Ebony - Toussaint L'Overture - A passage about Toussaint from the 1854 book: God's Image in Ebony: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches....
 * Thomas Clarkson - Thoughts on The Haitian Revolution - Excerpt from a 1823 book by the British abolitionist, reflects on Toussaint's accomplishments
 * William Wells Brown - Toussaint L'Ouverture - 1863 perspective from an African-american writer from the book The Black Man, His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements..

Copies of documents

 * Death certificate of Toussaint Louverture - Signed by the commander of Fort de Joux. (jpeg image}

Monuments, portraits and other images of Toussaint Louverture

 * Portrait by Nicolas Eustache Maurin (1838) after a lost drawing of Toussaint.
 * Portrait by Nicolas Eustache Maurin (1838) after a lost drawing of Toussaint. - (Toussaint looking left)
 * Painting of Toussaint Louverture and General Thomas Maitland
 * Toussaint Louverture on horseback - French engraving from 1802.
 * Bust of Toussaint Louverture at Fort de Joux - With the inscription of the famous words by Toussaint Louverture: "In overthrowing me, you have cut down in San Domingo only the trunk of the tree of liberty. It will spring up again by the roots for they are numerous."

Various

 * Signature of Toussaint Louverture.
 * Photo of Dungeon at Fort de Joux in which Toussaint Louverture died.

Toussaint at Fort de Joux

 * Mars Plaisir - Toussaint Louverture's servant, who traveled with him into French captivity at Fort de Joux.
 * Fort de Joux - French prison in which Toussaint Louverture died.
 * Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoléon from Fort de Joux (1802)
 * Letter by the French Minister of the Marine to the Commandant at Fort de Joux - 1802 letter specifying the conditions under which Toussaint Louverture should be held captive.
 * To Toussaint Louverture - poem by Wordsworth - 1803 hommage to the imprisoned Toussaint.
 * Post-mortem examination of Toussaint Louverture - The results of an autopsy performed by French authorities.

See also: Letters and documents by Toussaint Louverture on this page.

Historical documents

 * Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799) - Page includes Toussaint Louverture's remarks regarding the designs on Saint-Domingue by Napoléon Bonaparte.
 * Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English) - during Toussaint Louverture's rule of Saint-Domingue/Haiti.
 * Image: Death certificate of Toussaint Louverture - Signed by the commander of Fort de Joux

Lectures and Speeches

 * 'Toussaint L'Ouverture' A lecture by Wendell Phillips (1861) - From a lecture given in New York and Boston.
 * Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Haytian Revolutions - 1841 speech by James McCune Smith.

Letters and documents by Toussaint Louverture

 * Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)
 * Haitian Constitution of 1801 (French)


 * Category:Toussaint Louverture letters - Letters written by Toussaint Louverture.


 * Toussaint letter to Biassou during Boukman Rebellion Toussaint asks Biassou for supplies and outlines strategy.
 * Toussaint dialogue with Léger Félicité Sonthonax (1797) - Toussaint report of a contentious meeting with Sonthonax, before he had the commissioner expelled.
 * The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume - letter by Toussaint Louverture (1800).
 * Toussaint Louverture's 'Dictatorial Proclamation' (1801) - Toussaint lays out his domestic policies.
 * Toussaint Louverture letter to Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1802) - Toussaint asks Jean-Jacques Dessalines to burn down Port-au-Prince, to hinder the advance of the French troops.
 * Memoir of Toussaint Louverture, Written by Himself - Autobiographical text written by Toussaint at Fort-de-Joux.
 * Letters to Napoléon Bonaparte:
 * Toussaint letter to Napoléon on the 1801 Constitution - sent with the 1801 constitution to Napoleon.
 * Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoléon from onboard the Heros - 1802 letter to Napoléon pleading for the safety Toussaint's family.
 * Toussaint Louverture letter to Napoléon from Fort de Joux (1802)

Letters and documents to Toussaint Louverture

 * Napoléon Bonaparte letter to Toussaint Louverture (1801) - Letter in which Napoléon Bonaparte anounces the sending of an expeditionary force to retake Saint-Domingue from Toussaint.
 * General Leclerc - June 5, 1802 - letter to Toussaint Louverture - Letter tricking Toussaint into the deceit by the French troops under General Leclerc.
 * General Brunet - June 7, 1802 - letter to Toussaint Louverture - Letter from the French General, that later on June 7, 1802 went on to capture Toussaint.
 * Letter by Placide Louverture from French Captivity to his Parents - August 1802 letter from the brig La Naïade

Letters and documents and published works by others

 * Tobias Lear letter to Madison - The U.S. Consul to Saint-Domingue reporting on a meeting with Toussaint Louverture in 1801.
 * Memoir of transactions that took place in St. Domingo - Book by Marcus Rainsford, recounting meetings with Toussaint Louverture.

Miscellaneous

 * Timeline of Events in Haitian Revolutionary History

Conflicts & Battles

 * War of Knives - An armed conflict between Rigaud and Toussaint that began in the summer of 1799.
 * Ravine-à-Couleuvres - Toussaint battles the French troops of General Leclerc (includes a speech by Toussaint before the battle.)

Documents

 * Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799) - With text giving Toussaint's reaction to Napoléon's proclamation.
 * Leclerc Saint-Domingue proclamation (1802) - The French General Leclerc, sent to re-establish slavery, outlaws Toussaint Louverture.

Locations

 * Fort de Joux - French prison in the Alps where Toussaint Louverture died in captivity.

People
See also: Toussaint's family on this page


 * Georges Biassou - Fought with Toussaint at the beginning of the Haitian Revolution.
 * Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga - Sent by Napoléon to interrogate Toussaint in his French prison cell at Fort de Joux.
 * Jean-Jacques Dessalines - Close to Toussaint, a General in his army and took over the command of the Haitian Revolution after Toussaint's abduction to France.
 * Mars Plaisir - Toussaint Louverture's servant, who traveled with him into French captivity at Fort de Joux.
 * Charles-Humbert-Marie de Vincent - French engineer and friend of Toussaint Louverture.

Various

 * List of Saint-Domingue Rulers
 * Saint-Domingue troops under Toussaint Louverture's command (1802)
 * To Toussaint Louverture - poem by Wordsworth - 1802 hommage to the imprisoned Toussaint.

Toussaint's Family

 * Suzanne Louverture - Toussaint's wife.

Children

 * Placide Louverture - His adopted son.
 * Isaac Louverture - His first son.
 * Saint-Jean Louverture - The second son of Suzanne and Toussaint Louverture.

Siblings

 * Paul Louverture - Toussaint Louverture's younger brother.

Nephews

 * Moïse - A nephew.
 * Charles Bélair - A nephew, husband of Suzanne "Sanite" Bélair

Images

 * | 200th anniversary of Toussaint Louverture's death - Photographs of commemorations; April 7, 2003 Pontarlier, France. (French and German language text).
 * Portraits of Toussaint Louverture - Collection of Toussaint portraits with some descriptions on the website of the Haiti Program at Trinity College.
 * Landau Traveling Exhibitions: Toussaint Louverture Series by Jacob Lawrence - Prints by the late Jacob Lawrence with accompanying text.
 * Toussaint Louverture Series by Jacob Lawrence - Just the (larger) images of the Lawrence prints.