Henry Christophe - Revision history

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−	[[image:henry_christophe.jpg\|left\|thumb\|180px\|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– an important general of the Haitian revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]] (''Henry 1er''), after he had himself crowned ruler of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811.	+	[[image:henry_christophe.jpg\|left\|thumb\|180px\|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe''; [[Kreyòl]]: ''Anri Kristòf'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– an important general of the Haitian revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]] (''Henry 1er''), after he had himself crowned ruler of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811.

	Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins\|James]], p. 19)		Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins\|James]], p. 19)

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 ===Play by Aimé Césaire===
-In 1963 the acclaimed Martinican poet, playwright, and politician Aimé Césaire (1913 - 2008), who had been in Haiti as a cultural ambassador, wrote the play ''La tragédie du roi Christophe'' (Engl.: ''The Tragedy of King Christophe'')
+In 1963 the acclaimed Martinican poet, playwright, and politician Aimé Césaire (1913 - 2008), who had been in Haiti as a cultural ambassador, wrote the play ''La tragédie du roi Christophe'' (Engl.: ''The Tragedy of King Christophe'').
 ==See also==

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 When [[Charles_Victor_Emmanuel_Leclerc|Leclerc]]'s expedition arrived to retake [[Saint-Domingue]], it was Christophe who warned the French general not to land his men on the island, threatening to burn [[Le Cap]] to the ground and to fight on the ashes. ([[Citizen Toussaint|Korngold]] p. 255)
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
 * {{The Black Jacobins}}
 * {{Citizen Toussaint}}
 [[Category:Who's Who|Christophe, Henry]]

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 ==See also==
 * [[Leclerc Saint-Domingue proclamation (1802)]] - The French General [[Leclerc]], sent to re-establish slavery, outlaws Henri Christophe.
 * [[Act of Independence]]  - this document was signed by Christophe.

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−	[[image:henry_christophe.jpg\|left\|thumb\|180px\|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– an important general of the Haitian revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]], after he had himself crowned ruler of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811.	+	[[image:henry_christophe.jpg\|left\|thumb\|180px\|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– an important general of the Haitian revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]] (''Henry 1er''), after he had himself crowned ruler of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811.

	Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins\|James]], p. 19)		Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins\|James]], p. 19)

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−	[[image:~~henri_christophe~~.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|~~130px~~\|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– an important general of the Haitian revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]], after he had himself crowned ruler of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811.	+	[[image:henry_christophe.jpg\|left\|thumb\|180px\|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– an important general of the Haitian revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]], after he had himself crowned ruler of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811.

	Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins\|James]], p. 19)		Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins\|James]], p. 19)

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-[[image:henri_christophe.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– Negro, general of the revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]], after he had himself crowned King of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811. Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins|James]], p. 19)
+[[image:henri_christophe.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Portrait of Henry Christophe]]'''Henry Christophe''' (also ''Henri Christophe'') (1767 Grenada –1820 Milot, [[Haiti]])– an important general of the Haitian revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor ''King Henry I'' of [[Haiti]], after he had himself crowned ruler of the Northern part of Haiti in 1811.
 He was illiterate, but learned to speak English and French fluently and was an effective ruler.  ([[The Black Jacobins|James]], p. 257)
-When [[Charles_Victor_Emmanuel_Leclerc|Leclerc]]'s expedition arrived to retake [[Saint-Domingue]], it was Christophe who warned the French general not to land his men on the island, threatening to burn [[Le Cap]] to the ground and to fight on the ashes.  ([[Citizen Toussaint|Korngold]] p. 255)
+When [[Charles_Victor_Emmanuel_Leclerc|Leclerc]]'s expedition arrived to retake [[Saint-Domingue]], it was Christophe who warned the French general not to land his men on the island, threatening to burn [[Le Cap]] to the ground and to fight on the ashes. ([[Citizen Toussaint|Korngold]] p. 255)
 ==See also==