Leger F. Sonthonax

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History project done!

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I guess this is the end of colonial Haiti. The revolutionaries have succeeded and have already drafted a proclamation of independence.

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Oh great. Leclerc’s troops are down to 7,000 in the field. It seems like the revolutionaries win after all.

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Well, I guess since the revolutionaries kicked me out of Haiti, they’ve sent @Leclerc to control Haiti. I hope he succeeds.

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Looks like we’ll have to fight the British, Spanish, and Toussaint now. The good thing is that a treaty with Spain is underway.

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tweet 2 - I’m almost certain this will end the revolution in Haiti. The national assembly has passed a law abolishing slavery.

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No reinforcements came, so I’ve freed 15,000 slaves on the condition that they fight for France. Happy now, @galbaud?

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@Toussaint has organized the revolutionaries into a powerful fighting force. I’m going to need reinforcements. But France won't send more...

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Who is this @Toussaint guy? I keep hearing things about him.

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Tragedy struck in Port-au-Prince! Revolutionaries have burnt it down.

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Oh no! Turns out the repealing of the decree caused more trouble than the decree itself. Now the mulattoes are angry too.

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Well, it looks like since the decree had little effect in slowing the revolution, they’ve repealed it. Oh well.

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The #mayfifteenthdecree has had no effect in Haiti, but has caused anger in France. I almost want to say it’s a failure.

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The slave revolt is not slowing like I hoped. The decree had little effect. It seems like the slaves don't care about the free blacks.

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Rejoice! Free blacks now have citizenship! I hope this will help to stop the slave revolt in the northern part of the island.

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@galbaud I know, the execution was too brutal. We might on opposite sides, but we agree with you on one thing: we don’t want more violence

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Oge just got #brokenonthewheel and some other hotheads were punished as well. I think this is a bit excessive, but I don’t want more revolt.

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@oge and @chavannes have been captured by the Spanish and turned over to the whites. This marks the end of this revolt. Cheers!

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@Oge is vastly outnumbered. Many of his group have been killed or captured. Still, they press on, foolishly.

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OMG #revolt in Haiti! Vincent Oge and Jean-Baptist Chavannes are leading it. Interested to see how it turns out, but I know we're gonna win.