Latin American Revolution- Toussaint L' Ouverture

Toussaint L' Ouverture led the revolution of Haitin. He was also known as Louverture. Freedom was won from the French. Toussaint was born into slavery and his master released him when he was 33 and had married Suzzane. He was a catholic. He later joined the Spanish army of Santo Domingo to try to find a way to end slavery. Louverture was able to organize 4000 blacks and some white mulletos and in 1794 the French convention finally formally abolished slavery. He fought against both the English and the Spanish. Louverture controlled 2 provinces which drove Andre Rigaud into the southwest. By June 1795, the British were droven back to the coast In May of 1797 Louverture was named commander-in-cheif of the French republican army in Saint Domingue. The British completely left Saint Domingue in October of 1798. By 1790 news of the French Revolution had a lasting impact on the island. When French men landed at the port the had announced that all men were free and equal and when the white people die not honor this slaves revolted in the North. This independance movement all happed between the years of 1790 and 1798.