1799

In Spring of 1799 the British sailor Marcus Rainsford travels to Saint-Domingue, meets Toussaint Louverture and later recounts his experiences in the book A Memoir of Transactions that took place in St. Domingo....

June

• The War of Knives between André Rigaud and Toussaint Louverture begins.

November

• On November 11 Napoléon Bonaparte becomes the ruler of France through the the coup of the 18th Brumaire. This also makes him the ruler of s colony Saint-Domingue, as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the First French Republic.

December

On December 25 Napoléon Bonaparte issues a Proclamation on Saint Domingue

Reference

• Rainsford, Marcus (1802). A Memoir of Transactions that took place in St. Domingo... London: R.B. Scott.