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− | Brigadier General [[John Whyte]] the commandant of the British forces in [[Saint-Domingue]] at the time | + | Brigadier General [[John Whyte]], the commandant of the British forces in [[Saint-Domingue]] at the time, issues 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 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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'''Proclamation of his excellency brigadier general Whyte, commanding his Britannic majesty's forces in [[St. Domingo]].'''<br> | '''Proclamation of his excellency brigadier general Whyte, commanding his Britannic majesty's forces in [[St. Domingo]].'''<br> | ||
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==External link== | ==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 | + | * 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]. |
[[Category:Documents of the Haitian Revolution|Whyte's Proclamation to the people of St. Domingue]] | [[Category:Documents of the Haitian Revolution|Whyte's Proclamation to the people of St. Domingue]] |
Latest revision as of 02:16, 8 July 2006
Brigadier General John Whyte, the commandant of the British forces in Saint-Domingue at the time, issues 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 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. [1].