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The article discusses evidence from archival sources concerning the early life of Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. It comments on his family life, particularly noting his first marriage to a free black woman named Cécile and the children they produced. The authors comment on Toussaint's supposed royal ancestry, his time as a slave, his landholdings, and the lineage of his son Placide. They also explore evidence that Haitian ruler Jean-Jacques Dessalines likely was a former slave of Toussaint's son-in-law, Philippe Jasmin Désir.

The article discusses the languages used in Haiti during the Haitian Revolution of the late 18th century. By examining letters and a memoir written by the Haitian Revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture, the author illustrates that Louverture wrote primarily in French and may have spoken Haitian creole only occasionally. The author also suggests that Haitian creole was more influenced by older and regional varieties of the French language than by African languages. The author suggests that historians haven't fully explored the use of different languages in Haiti during the 18th century. Languages used during this time included Haitian creole, French, and diverse African languages.

The article discusses the former slave and Haitian Revolution leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines and his relationship with Caribbean countries, from the perspective of historical revisionism. An overview of the historiography of Dessalines, including the portrayal of him as a tyrant and his massacring of Haiti's white population, is provided. Dessalines' role in perpetuating Haiti's social and political policies, including in regard to the slave systems of neighboring countries, free trade, political autonomy and commercial integration in the Atlantic Ocean trading network, is discussed. The relationship between the Haitian Revolution leader Toussaint Louverture and Dessalines is also discussed.

The article discusses Joseph Bunel and his wife Marie Bunel, an interracial couple who lived during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-centuries in France, Saint-Domingue (modern Haiti), and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both Joseph and Marie were merchants and Joseph served as a diplomat to the U.S. during the administration of U.S. President John Adams for the newly independent Saint-Domingue with a goal to resume commercial relations between the two nations despite the ongoing Quasi French War. Some of the subjects explored include 19th century commerce, race, slavery, freedmen, social status and nationalism.

The article discusses the motivations behind a French expedition dispatched to Saint-Domingue, also known as Haiti, by former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The author comments on perceptions that Napoleon had intended to reinstate slavery on Haiti after a revolt led by former slave and Haitian governor Toussaint-Louverture but suggests that Napoleon was only focused on removing Louverture from power and did not have a firm policy regarding slavery. The expedition's commander, Victoire Leclerc, chose to support the slaves' emancipation. The author notes that Louverture instituted a cultivator labor system that resembled slavery and did not participate in the abolition of slavery in Haiti. Some planters and colonists did not lobby for the restoration of slavery.

This article studies the role of white, black and mulatto women during the last two years of the Haitian War of Independence, also known as the Haitian Revolution (1802–04). It might be expected that women's contribution was limited in wartime, but this article concludes otherwise. Desirable women were sought as prizes symbolic of a man's status in colonial society, or actively used their appeal to obtain political favours. Women of colour contributed to the rebellion in the fields of logistics, espionage and even combat. They also experienced martyrdom when convicted of aiding the rebel army. White women, in turn, were considered such an integral part of the colonial order that the rebels, led by Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines, targeted them, as well as other civilians, during the fighting, then proceeded to exterminate all surviving whites after the rebel victory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the diplomacy of Toussaint Louverture. It examines the roles of Louverture in the Haitian Revolution, on how he attained Haitian independence, as governor of Saint Domingue, and how he sought freedom for slaves. It notes that Louverture was a diplomat who was once a planter and a politician. It analyzes the diplomacy of Louverture based on his foreign policy as a political figure, on his willingness to accept policies at odds with his abolitionist rhetoric, and on his personal desires. It cites the implications created by his foreign policy and collaboration efforts with countries such as France, United States and Great Britain in creating alliances.

Focuses on the explanation of the French leaders in justifying a war whose main goal, the restoration of slavery, conflicted with their revolutionary ideals. Background on the expeditionary force sent by Napoléon Bonaparte from 1802 to 1803 to the French colony of Saint-Domingue for the restoration of French authority on the place; Information on the way the soldiers made sense of the disparity between their own political beliefs and the mission Bonaparte has entrusted to them; Discussion of the slaves' revolutionary ideals.