Examples of Toussaint L'Ouverture in the following topics:
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In the South: The Haitian Revolution
- In 1801, one of the most successful black commanders, Toussaint L'Ouverture, issued a constitution for Saint-Domingue decreeing that he would be governor-for-life and calling for a sovereign black state.
- L'Ouverture was captured and died in prison.
- General Toussaint Louverture is the most widely known leaders of the Haitian Revolution
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Slavery and Politics
- General Toussaint Louverture is the most widely known leader of the Haitian Revolution.
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Napoleon and the New World
- Saint-Domingue had managed to acquire a high level of political autonomy during the Revolutionary Wars, with Toussaint Louverture installing himself as de facto dictator by 1801.
- Although the French managed to capture Toussaint Louverture, the expedition failed when high rates of disease crippled the French army.