Then, in August 1791, a massive slave insurrection began in the northern plain of the colony. It became the largest and most successful slave revolt in history ... was under the control of General ...

In 1743, Toussaint Louverture was born into bondage ... while France was distracted by the turmoil of the revolution, a slave rebellion began in Haiti. Toussaint quickly got involved; perhaps ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave ... its colonies. Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Saint Domingue rebellion, abandoned ...

Flag Day commemorates Haiti’s 1804 victory in its war of independence from France. Led by Toussaint L’Ouverture, the Haitian ...

Baron Ange René Armand de Mackau brings Haitian President ... from the former slaves, who had rallied around Dessalines after his predecessor, revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, was ...

Toussaint Louverture was born a slave. He defeated Napoleon and liberated a nation. This is his story. Economy shrank in ...

In the 1790s the buttons likely adorned the dressy waistcoat of the ultra-dressy uniform of Toussaint Louverture ... Toussaint joined the slave revolt in 1791, giving it leadership and ...

However, when news of the revolution spread to the French colony of Saint-Domingue, known today as Haiti, slaves revolted ... the individuals involved, Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitan ...

However, when news of the revolution spread to the French colony of Saint-Domingue, known today as Haiti, slaves revolted ... the individuals involved, Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitan ...