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When he arrived in [[Saint-Domingue]], Roume "announced to the Assembly (in [[Le Cap]]) that [the Commissioners] were expecting the imminent arrival of a large body of trained troops." He knew full well this wasn't true, or wasn't likely. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 60) Roume returned to [[Saint-Domingue]] in [[1796]], along with [[Léger Félicité Sonthonax]] and [[Julien Raimond]]. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 103) | When he arrived in [[Saint-Domingue]], Roume "announced to the Assembly (in [[Le Cap]]) that [the Commissioners] were expecting the imminent arrival of a large body of trained troops." He knew full well this wasn't true, or wasn't likely. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 60) Roume returned to [[Saint-Domingue]] in [[1796]], along with [[Léger Félicité Sonthonax]] and [[Julien Raimond]]. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 103) | ||
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Revision as of 11:37, 29 September 2005
Philippe Rose Roume de Saint-Laurent (Roume) arrived in Saint-Domingue on November 29, 1791 as a French Commissioner with some experience He replaced Gen. Gabriel Hédouville, who had done his best to work against -- and utlimately to defeat -- Toussaint. (Williams) A native of Grenada, Roume had been a commissioner in Tobago and a key figure in the development of Trinidad. (Beard and Quesnels)
When he arrived in Saint-Domingue, Roume "announced to the Assembly (in Le Cap) that [the Commissioners] were expecting the imminent arrival of a large body of trained troops." He knew full well this wasn't true, or wasn't likely. (Parkinson, p. 60) Roume returned to Saint-Domingue in 1796, along with Léger Félicité Sonthonax and Julien Raimond. (Parkinson, p. 103)
See Also
The Expulsion of Commissioner Roume - letter by Toussaint Louverture (1800)
References
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
- Williams, Kevin. http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=630
- The Quesnel Family. "The Quesnels of Herbert Street." http://www.quesnels.com/history.htm