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− | '''Henri Christophe''' ''(aka Henry Christophe)'' – general who served under [[Toussaint Louverture]] and eventually became King of [[Haiti]]. Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap | + | '''Henri Christophe''' ''(aka Henry Christophe)'' – general who served under [[Toussaint Louverture]] and eventually became King of [[Haiti]]. Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at [[Cap Français]], where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." ([[The Black Jacobins|James]], p. 19) |
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 08:22, 29 September 2005
Henri Christophe (aka Henry Christophe) – general who served under Toussaint Louverture and eventually became King of Haiti. Freed by the time he joined the rebel army, Christophe had been a slave, "a waiter in a public hotel at Cap Français, where he made use of his opportunities to gain a knowledge of men and of the world." (James, p. 19)
References
- James, C.L.R. (1989). The Black Jacobins. Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution. (2nd Ed., Revised) New York: Vintage Press. ISBN 0-679-72467-2.