On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of rebellion when French planters would not grant them citizenship as decreed by the National Assembly of France in its "Declaration of ...

One of Thomas Jefferson's first acts as president of the United States was to remove Edward Stevens from his post as consul to Saint Domingue and to appoint Tobias Lear in his place. Stevens had ...

On the bicentennial of the French royal ordinance of April 17, 1825, which recognized the independence of the former French colony of Saint-Domingue ... glossing over an expedition mounted ...

As Napoleon launches his invasion, Toussaint must draw on all his knowledge to defend Saint-Domingue. Concluded by Adrian Lester. Show more Napoleon Bonaparte and Toussaint Louverture engage in a ...