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Toussaint Louverture

Born

in Bréda, Haut de Cap, Saint-Domingue

May 20, 1744

Died

April 07, 1803

Genre

Memoir

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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 of 4000 liberated 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 1794, he switched sides and fought the Spanish and the British, who tried to take control.

By 1799 he was the de facto leader of the island, and negotiated trade treaties with B ...more

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Average rating: 3.63 · 125 ratings · 16 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Haitian Revolution by Toussaint Louverture, Nick Nesbitt (Editor), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (Introduction) 3.69 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memoir of Toussaint Louverture by Toussaint Louverture, Philippe R. Girard 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Works of Toussaint Louverture really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Proclamation, Toussaint Louverture liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arrêtés des différentes communes de la colonie de St.-Domingue, adressées à l'agent particulier du Directoire, au générale en chef, et à l'administration municipale du Cap by Toussaint Louverture, France Directoire Exécutif 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Silas Talbot; A Commodore in the Navy of the United States 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exposition de l'Événement du Fort-Liberté, des Causes Qui l'Ont Produit, Et Analyse des Pièces Y Relatives (Classic Reprint) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mémoires, Précédés d'Une Étude Hist. Et Critique, Suivis de Notes Par Saint-Remy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettres à la France: Idées pour la libération du Peuple Noir d'Haïti (1794-1798) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rapport fait par Toussaint Louverture, Général en Chef de l'Armée de Saint-Domingue, au Directoire exécutif. 1798 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“[in response to Jean-François, who claimed that, "there is no irrevocable liberty for the former slaves except that which the Spanish monarch would grant them because, as a legitimate king, he alone has the right to legitimate that freedom"] . . . [W]e are free by natural right. It could only be kings . . . who dare claim the right to reduce into servitude men made like them and whom nature has made free.”
― Toussaint L'Ouverture, The Haitian Revolution

tags: freedom, natural-rights, slavery

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“In overthrowing me, you have cut only the trunk of the tree of liberty. It will spring up again for its roots are numerous and deep!”
― Toussaint L'Ouverture

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