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THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION, PART III

An essay in four parts by Bob Corbett

Quick Review of Revolution Part II

The middle period of the Haitian Revolution is the story of Leger Felicite Sonthonax, French Commissioner to Saint-Domingue, and the rise of Toussaint Louverture.

Sonthonax worked tirelessly to save the colony for France.

Toussaint worked tirelessly to free the slaves. Each was jealous of his power. It was inevitable that they would be in conflict, and Toussaint ultimately won this confrontation, shipping Sonthonax back to France. However, before he left Sonthonax assured his position in Haitian history by abolishing slavery from Saint-Domingue. Toussaint, after initially fighting against the French and for the Spanish, came back over to the French defeating not on the Spanish, but also driving the British out of Saint-Domingue.

The French, fearing Toussaint's growing power and suspecting that he had sentiments toward independence, sent special agent Thomas Hedouville to s