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| − | * Toussaint Louverture]] becomes the Governor General of Saint-Domingue on '''March 21, 1797'''. | + | * [[Toussaint Louverture]] becomes the Governor General of Saint-Domingue on '''March 21, 1797'''. |
==August== | ==August== | ||
| + | * Toussaint sends his ''Rapport addressé au Directoire executif par le citoyen Toussaint Louverture, general en chef des Forces de la République francaise a Saint-Domingue''. to the French Directory, [[Toussaint dialogue with Léger Félicité Sonthonax (1797)|detailing his conversations with Sonthonax]] | ||
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*On '''August 27, 1797''', Sonthonax and his family leave [[Saint-Domingue]] on the frigate ''L'Indien'' en route to France, after having been expelled by [[Toussaint Louverture]]. | *On '''August 27, 1797''', Sonthonax and his family leave [[Saint-Domingue]] on the frigate ''L'Indien'' en route to France, after having been expelled by [[Toussaint Louverture]]. | ||
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Contents
March
- On March 21, 1797 Thomas Maitland becomes the Governor of Bristish occupied parts of Saint-Domingue.
April
- Toussaint Louverture becomes the Governor General of Saint-Domingue on March 21, 1797.
August
- Toussaint sends his Rapport addressé au Directoire executif par le citoyen Toussaint Louverture, general en chef des Forces de la République francaise a Saint-Domingue. to the French Directory, detailing his conversations with Sonthonax
- On August 27, 1797, Sonthonax and his family leave Saint-Domingue on the frigate L'Indien en route to France, after having been expelled by Toussaint Louverture.
November
- Toussaint Louverture sends a letter to the French Directory on November 5th, 1797, taking a stand of Republican values. This was perhaps the key turning point for Toussaint in defending Saint-Domingue's liberty. (Fick)
See also
References
- Fick, Carolyn, Concordia University. "The Slave Revolution and the Unfolding of Independence in Saint-Domingue, 1801-1804." The Haitian Revolution: Viewed 200 Years After, an International Scholarly Conference. John Carter Brown Library, Providence, RI. June 19, 2004.
