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'''Léger-Félicité Sonthonax''' (7 March 1763 – 23 July 1813) was a [[France|French]] [[Girondists|Girondist]] during the [[French Revolution]] who controlled 7,000 [[French Army|French troops]] in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] during part of the [[Haitian Revolution]]. In Saint-Domingue, he acted as the French civil commissioner. | '''Léger-Félicité Sonthonax''' (7 March 1763 – 23 July 1813) was a [[France|French]] [[Girondists|Girondist]] during the [[French Revolution]] who controlled 7,000 [[French Army|French troops]] in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] during part of the [[Haitian Revolution]]. In Saint-Domingue, he acted as the French civil commissioner. | ||
On 29 August 1793, during the height of the [[Slavery|slave]] revolt of the Haitian Revolution, Sonthonax radically declared all slaves to be freed, despite lacking the authority. Nonetheless, the [[Maroons]] saw Sonthonax as an enemy, and on orders of the rebel leader and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Toussaint Louverture]], Sonthonax was sent back to France on 24 August 1797. | On 29 August 1793, during the height of the [[Slavery|slave]] revolt of the Haitian Revolution, Sonthonax radically declared all slaves to be freed, despite lacking the authority. Nonetheless, the [[Maroons]] saw Sonthonax as an enemy, and on orders of the rebel leader and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Toussaint Louverture]], Sonthonax was sent back to France on 24 August 1797. | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Letters to the Dead | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Letters to the Dead | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 14 October 2021
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (7 March 1763 – 23 July 1813) was a French Girondist during the French Revolution who controlled 7,000 French troops in Saint-Domingue during part of the Haitian Revolution. In Saint-Domingue, he acted as the French civil commissioner.
On 29 August 1793, during the height of the slave revolt of the Haitian Revolution, Sonthonax radically declared all slaves to be freed, despite lacking the authority. Nonetheless, the Maroons saw Sonthonax as an enemy, and on orders of the rebel leader and Assassin Toussaint Louverture, Sonthonax was sent back to France on 24 August 1797.
References[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Letters to the Dead