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− | Brigadier General [[John Whyte]] the commandant of the British forces in [[Saint-Domingue]] at the time issued a proclamation on June 8, 1794 claiming British sovereignty over the colony, after [[Toussaint Louverture]] had made an alliance in order to advance his fight for the freedom of the slaves in the Saint-Domingue.The colony was the richest and most productive at the time. While the British | + | Brigadier General [[John Whyte]] the commandant of the British forces in [[Saint-Domingue]] at the time issued a proclamation on June 8, [[1794]] claiming British sovereignty over the colony, after [[Toussaint Louverture]] had made an alliance in order to advance his fight for the freedom of the [[slaves]] in the Saint-Domingue.The colony was the richest and most productive at the time. While the British captured [[Port-au-Prince]] and some other key cities, they never establish full control over Saint-Domingue and despite the threats in the document the revolutionary forces in the colony do not lay down arms. |
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Revision as of 06:08, 23 November 2005
Brigadier General John Whyte the commandant of the British forces in Saint-Domingue at the time issued a proclamation on June 8, 1794 claiming British sovereignty over the colony, after Toussaint Louverture had made an alliance in order to advance his fight for the freedom of the slaves in the Saint-Domingue.The colony was the richest and most productive at the time. While the British captured Port-au-Prince and some other key cities, they never establish full control over Saint-Domingue and despite the threats in the document the revolutionary forces in the colony do not lay down arms.
Proclamation of his excellency brigadier general Whyte, commanding his Britannic majesty's forces in St. Domingo.
(Signed) John Whyte, Brigadier-general commandant. |
Source
- The Annual Register, or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1794. London: Printed by R. Wilks for W. Otridge and Sons, etal.
External link
- David Geggus: Yellow fever in the 1790s: the British army in occupied Saint Domingue. Med Hist. (1979) January; 23(1): 38–58. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1082398