A French expeditionary force under General Charles Leclerc invades Saint-Domingue with orders to oust Toussaint Louverture from power. However, despite meeting with initial successes, the French soon find that their task will prove far more difficult than initially expected.
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Dubois, Laurent. Haiti: The Aftershocks of History. Metropolitan Books, 2012
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Cover Image: Battle of Vertières, Artist Unknown
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: “Ogou Feray” by Racine Mapou De Azor
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