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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...]]''. | 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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| + | ==March== | ||
| + | * [[Dr. Edward Stevens]] named U.S. Consul General to [[Haiti]]. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* The ''[[War of Knives]]'' between [[André Rigaud]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]] begins. | * The ''[[War of Knives]]'' between [[André Rigaud]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]] begins. | ||
| − | + | * On '''June 13''' Toussaint Louverture makes a secret treaty with Great Britain and the United States which states, in part, "No expedition shall be sent out against any of the possessions of his Britannic Majesty and of the United States of America." ([[Korngold]]) | |
| + | * On '''June 24''' U.S. [[Consul Stevens]] tells Sec. of State Pickering of the “absolute necessity of supporting Toussaint by every legal measure." | ||
| + | * On '''June 26''' US President John Adams signs a [[Proclamation Regarding Commerce with St. Domingo]], allowing U.S. trade with the French colony to resume. | ||
==November== | ==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. | * 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. | ||
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==December== | ==December== | ||
| − | On '''December 25''' Napoléon Bonaparte issues a [[Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799)|Proclamation on Saint Domingue]] | + | * On '''December 14'' U.S. Sec. of State Pickering instructs Navy Capt. Silas Talbot to give "protection to every part of the island under Toussaint's control.” |
| + | * On '''December 14'' George Washington dies. On hearing the news, Toussaint Louverture orders Saint-Domingue flags to be flown at half-mast. | ||
| + | * On '''December 25''' Napoléon Bonaparte issues a [[Napoléon Bonaparte Proclamation on Saint-Domingue (1799)|Proclamation on Saint Domingue]] | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* {{Memoir of Transactions that took place}} | * {{Memoir of Transactions that took place}} | ||
| + | * {{Citizen Toussaint}} | ||
[[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category: Dates of the Haitian Revolution]] | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 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
March
- Dr. Edward Stevens named U.S. Consul General to Haiti.
June
- The War of Knives between André Rigaud and Toussaint Louverture begins.
- On June 13 Toussaint Louverture makes a secret treaty with Great Britain and the United States which states, in part, "No expedition shall be sent out against any of the possessions of his Britannic Majesty and of the United States of America." (Korngold)
- On June 24 U.S. Consul Stevens tells Sec. of State Pickering of the “absolute necessity of supporting Toussaint by every legal measure."
- On June 26 US President John Adams signs a Proclamation Regarding Commerce with St. Domingo, allowing U.S. trade with the French colony to resume.
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 14 U.S. Sec. of State Pickering instructs Navy Capt. Silas Talbot to give "protection to every part of the island under Toussaint's control.”
- On 'December 14 George Washington dies. On hearing the news, Toussaint Louverture orders Saint-Domingue flags to be flown at half-mast.
- 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.
- Korngold, Ralph (1944). Citizen Toussaint. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. LCCN 44007566.
