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* Toussaint demands from the drafters of his constitution: "Put at the head of the chapter of commerce that the ports of [[St. Domingo]] are open to the trade of the world.” | * Toussaint demands from the drafters of his constitution: "Put at the head of the chapter of commerce that the ports of [[St. Domingo]] are open to the trade of the world.” | ||
| − | ==March== | + | ===March=== |
* In the [[War of Knives]] between [[André Rigaud|General André Rigaud]] and Toussaint Louverture the strategic southern port of Jacmel, whose defence was commanded by [[Pétion]] falls March 1800 and effectively ends the War of Knives.. | * In the [[War of Knives]] between [[André Rigaud|General André Rigaud]] and Toussaint Louverture the strategic southern port of Jacmel, whose defence was commanded by [[Pétion]] falls March 1800 and effectively ends the War of Knives.. | ||
| − | ==October== | + | ===October=== |
* France wins Lousiana back from Spain through the Treaty of Idelfonso. | * France wins Lousiana back from Spain through the Treaty of Idelfonso. | ||
* Toussaint Louverture, from [[Port-au-Prince]], issues regulations on cultivation of crops. (Toussaint Louverture's 1801 Proclamation) | * Toussaint Louverture, from [[Port-au-Prince]], issues regulations on cultivation of crops. (Toussaint Louverture's 1801 Proclamation) | ||
| − | ==November== | + | ===November=== |
* [[Toussaint Louverture]] has Commissioner [[Roume expelled from [[Saint-Domingue]] and announces this in a '''November 26, 1800''' [[The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume|letter]]. | * [[Toussaint Louverture]] has Commissioner [[Roume expelled from [[Saint-Domingue]] and announces this in a '''November 26, 1800''' [[The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume|letter]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 4 January 2006
- In 1800 The Treaty of Mortefontaine ends the Quasi-War between France and the United States.
- Toussaint Louverture spends 60% of his budget on defense. (Fick)
- The Rev. John Relly Beard, the author of Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography is born.
- Toussaint demands from the drafters of his constitution: "Put at the head of the chapter of commerce that the ports of St. Domingo are open to the trade of the world.”
Contents
[hide]March
- In the War of Knives between General André Rigaud and Toussaint Louverture the strategic southern port of Jacmel, whose defence was commanded by Pétion falls March 1800 and effectively ends the War of Knives..
October
- France wins Lousiana back from Spain through the Treaty of Idelfonso.
- Toussaint Louverture, from Port-au-Prince, issues regulations on cultivation of crops. (Toussaint Louverture's 1801 Proclamation)
November
- Toussaint Louverture has Commissioner [[Roume expelled from Saint-Domingue and announces this in a November 26, 1800 letter.
Reference
- Fick, Carolyn, Concordia University. The Slave Revolution and the Unfolding of Independence in Saint-Domingue, 1801-1804 The Haitian Revolution: Viewed 200 Years After, an International Scholarly Conference. John Carter Brown Library, Providence, RI. June 19, 2004.
- 'Toussaint L'Ouverture' A lecture by Wendell Phillips (1861)
- Toussaint Louverture's 'Dictatorial Proclamation' (1801) (XX.)
