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Toussaint Louverture. (1746-1803). Haitian revolutionary leader.

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Toussaint Louverture. (1746-1803). Haitian revolutionary leader.
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Vie de Toussaint-L'Ouverture. Author: Saint-R / Paris, 1850 Language: French Source/Shelfmark: 10880.e.42, frontispiece Toussaint Louverture (1746-1803). Haitian revolutionary leader. Born a slave, he became a general in the French army but after driving out the British and Spanish expeditions, he took control of the island. Napoleon sent an expedition to restore restore control and the re-establishment of slavery. He was treacherously seized from a meeting, imprisoned and died of neglect in prison. Portrait.

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