Review The Memoir Of General Toussaint L’Ouverture Narrated By Toussaint Louverture Formatted As Kindle
memoir was written by Toussaint LOuverture while he was imprisoned in France, François Dominique Toussaint Louverture or LOuverture was the best known leader of the Haitian Revolution, He was born as Toussaint Bréda, He first served in the army of the Spanish part of the isle of Saint Domingue, and fought the French as the leader of a guerrilla unit consisting ofliberated slaves.
The Spanish made him a general and he was given the nickname LOuverture the opening, because of the successfull way he exploided gaps in the defense of the enemy.
He later adopted this nickname as his surname, After the abolition of slavery by the French in, he switched sides and fought the Spanish and the British, who tried to take control.
Byhe was the de facto leader of the island, and negotiated trade treaties with B François Dominique Toussaint Louverture or L'Ouverture was the best known leader of the Haitian Revolution.
He was born as Toussaint Bréda, He first served in the army of the Spanish part of the isle of Saint Domingue, and fought the French as the leader of a guerrilla unit consisting ofliberated slaves.
The Spanish made him a general and he was given the nickname L'Ouverture the opening, because of the successfull way he exploided gaps in the defense of the enemy.
He later adopted this nickname as his surname, After the abolition of slavery by the French in, he switched sides and fought the Spanish and the British, who tried to take control.
Byhe was
the de facto leader of the island, and negotiated trade treaties with Britain and the United States.
In, he promulgated an autonomist constitution for the colony, with himself as Governor General for Life, Inhe was forced to resign by forces sent by Napoleon Bonaparte to restore French authority in the former colony.
He was deported to France, where he died inof pneumonia, The Haitian Revolution continued under his lieutenant, Jean Jacques Dessalines, who declared independence on January,, By then the French had lost two thirds of the forces sent to the island toyellow fever, sitelink.