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| − | '''Henry Christophe''' ''(sometimes spelled Henri)'' – Negro, general of the revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor of Haiti. | + | '''Henry Christophe''' ''(sometimes spelled Henri)'' – Negro, general of the revolutionary army under [[Toussaint Louverture]], and later emperor 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) |
| − | When [[Charles_Victor_Emmanuel_Leclerc|Leclerc]]'s expedition arrived to retake Saint-Domingue, it was Christophe who warned the French general not to land his men on the island, threatening to burn Le Cap to the ground and to fight on the ashes. ([[Citizen Toussaint|Korngold]] p. 255) | + | He was illiterate, but learned to speak English and French fluently and was an effective ruler. ([[The Black Jacobins|James]], p. 257) |
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| + | When [[Charles_Victor_Emmanuel_Leclerc|Leclerc]]'s expedition arrived to retake [[Saint-Domingue]], it was Christophe who warned the French general not to land his men on the island, threatening to burn [[Le Cap]] to the ground and to fight on the ashes. ([[Citizen Toussaint|Korngold]] p. 255) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:47, 29 September 2005
Henry Christophe (sometimes spelled Henri) – Negro, general of the revolutionary army under Toussaint Louverture, and later emperor 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)
He was illiterate, but learned to speak English and French fluently and was an effective ruler. (James, p. 257)
When Leclerc's expedition arrived to retake Saint-Domingue, it was Christophe who warned the French general not to land his men on the island, threatening to burn Le Cap to the ground and to fight on the ashes. (Korngold p. 255)
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.
- Korngold, Ralph (1944). Citizen Toussaint. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. LCCN 44007566.
