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François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (French: [fʁɑ̃swa dɔminik tusɛ̃ luvɛʁtyʁ], English: / ˌ l uː v ər ˈ tj ʊər /) [2] also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda (20 May 1743 – 7 April 1803), was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian 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.
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 slave revolt...
Dec 1, 2008 · Toussaint Louverture (ca. 1743–1803) was a Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution. Toussaint Louverture is thought to have been born enslaved around 1739–1746 on the plantation of Bréda at Haut de Cap on the northern coast of Saint-Domingue, present day Haiti.
Toussaint Louverture , orig. François Dominique Toussaint, (born c. 1743, Bréda, near Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue—died April 7, 1803, Fort-de-Joux, Fr.), Leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution. Born a slave, he was freed in 1777.
Apr 6, 2021 · Toussaint Louverture was the famous Haitian general who led the Black revolt against European powers in the later part of the 18th century. Known for his ability to spot weaknesses in the enemy’s lines in battle, the Bréda-born slave and son of an African prince fought bravely during the Haitian Revolution.
List of some of the most important achievements of Toussaint Louverture, prominent leader of the Haitian independence movement. His successes included military victories against colonial forces on the island of Hispaniola in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Mar 13, 2024 · Toussaint Louverture (b. c. 1743–d. 1803), also known as Toussaint Bréda and Toussaint L’Ouverture, was a slave, planter, revolutionary, general, and statesman from the French colony of Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti).
Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution inspired millions of free and enslaved people of African descent to seek freedom and equality throughout the Atlantic world. Toussaint and other black leaders of Saint-Domingue helped to lead the only Atlantic slave society which successfully defeated its oppressors.
TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE (c.1743–1803), French general and Haitian political leader. Legends maintain that on Toussaint (All Saint's Day), 1 November 1745, at a plantation owned by the Comte de Bréda, a first son was born to a former African king.
