History of Haiti: The victory of the Haitians against Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase |
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Special Episode # 3
"Manifest Destiny" by Mikelson Toussaint-Fils A moving part of the Haitian Revolution. From 1791, the slaves of Saint-Domingue rebelled and engaged in a fierce struggle for liberty. Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines will stand up against Napoleon Bonaparte's expedition until their break with France and the declaration of Haiti's independence. The American President Thomas Jefferson who wanted New Orleans will take advantage of the struggle of the Haitians to proceed to the purchase of Louisiana which would be the starting point of the American expansion towards the west. This part of History will involve personalities like: Toussaint Louverture Jean -Jacques Dessalines Thomas Jefferson Napoleon Bonaparte Charles Leclerc Louis Delgrès Antoine Richepance Gabriel Prosser James Monroe Robert Livingston Henri Christophe André Rigaud Alexandre Pétion Jean-Pierre Boyer Jacques Maurepas Laplume Louis-André Pichon Juan Ventura Morales Support our series by acquiring AI artworks related to the History of Haiti: http://www.bitcanvas.net/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikelsontf/ |