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| + | In Spring of '''1799''' the British sailor Marcus Rainsford travels to [[Saint-Domingue]], meets [[Toussaint Louverture]] and later recounts his experiences in the book ''[[Memoir of transactions that took place in St. Domingo|A Memoir of Transactions that took place in St. Domingo...]]''. | ||
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==June== | ==June== | ||
| − | The ''[[War of Knives]]'' between [[André Rigaud]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]] begins. | + | * The ''[[War of Knives]]'' between [[André Rigaud]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]] begins. |
==November== | ==November== | ||
| − | * On '''November 11''' [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] becomes the ruler of France | + | * 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 [[Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799)|Proclamation on Saint Domingue]] | ||
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| + | ==Reference== | ||
| + | * {{Memoir of Transactions that took place}} | ||
[[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | ||
Revision as of 06:31, 3 February 2006
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....
Contents
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.
