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Bréda, near Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue [Haiti]
- Toussaint Louverture (born c. 1743, Bréda, near Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue [Haiti]—died April 7, 1803, Fort-de-Joux, France) was the leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution (1787–99).
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Growing up, Toussaint first learned to speak the African Fon language of the Allada slaves on the plantation, then the Creole French of the greater colony, and eventually the Standard French of the elite class (grands blancs) during the revolution.
Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution (1787–99). He emancipated the enslaved peoples and negotiated for the French colony on Hispaniola, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti), to be governed, briefly, by the formerly enslaved as a French protectorate.
- Toussaint Louverture led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti). A formidable military...
- After France, under Napoleon, reconquered Haiti, Toussaint Louverture was tricked into a meeting and arrested. He was sent to France, where he was...
- One of Toussaint Louverture’s lieutenants, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, after learning that the French intended to reintroduce slavery, staged an upris...
Aug 30, 2021 · How did Toussaint L'ouverture, born into bondage in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) and enslaved for more than half his life, come to lead the most successful...
Apr 6, 2021 · Leader of the Haitian Slave Revolt that began in 1791. In August 1791, a slave rebellion erupted in the northern province of Saint-Domingue before spreading across the colony. At first, Toussaint was very hesitant to join the slaves that revolted on his plantation.
HISTORIOGRAPHY. The early biographies were generally oeuvres de combat closely linked to the political struggles of the day. They tend to pit a blood-drenched Toussaint who is devious, cruel, and ambitious against a Christian paragon who is modest, learned, and always keeps his word.
Jan 1, 2021 · It seems that Toussaint was born in the northern region of the French colony of Saint-Domingue around 1743, the eldest son of West Africans who had been captured and sold to European slave traders.
Aug 29, 2020 · Toussaint Louverture, born Pierre Dominique Toussaint Breda, grew up with the life of a slave. He was born onto the Breda Plantation, of which he was named. Many slaves of the time took the name of the plantation on which they served. The name Toussaint has origin in the Feast of All Saints (May 20).
