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Description:Chapters: Henri Christophe, Faustin I of Haiti, Jeanne Duval, Marie-Louise Coidavid, Adelina Leveque. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Henri Christophe (often Henry Christophe) (6 October 1767 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France in 1804. On 17 February 1807, after the creation of a separate nation in the north, Christophe was elected President of the State of Haiti. On 26 March 1811, he was proclaimed Henri I, King of Haiti. He is also known for constructing the Citadelle Laferriere. Born probably in Grenada, the son of Christophe, a freeman, Christophe was brought to Saint Domingue as a slave in the northern region. In 1779 he may have served with the French Forces as a drummer boy in the American Revolution in the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Dominigue, a regiment composed of gens de couleur. They fought at the Siege of Savannah. As an adult, Christophe worked as a mason, sailor, stable hand, waiter, and billiard maker. He worked in and managed a hotel restaurant in Cap-Francais, the capital of the French colony of Saint-Domingue, where he became skilled at dealing with the grand blancs, as the wealthy white French planters were called. Such political skills also served him well when he became an officer in the military and leader in the country. He was said to have obtained his freedom as a young man, before the Slave Uprising of 1791. Sometime after he had settled in Haiti he brought his sister Marie there, where she married and had issue. Beginning with the slave uprising of 1791, Christophe distinguished himself in the Haitian Revolution and quickly rose to be an officer. He fought for years with Toussaint Louverture in the north, helping defeat the French, the Spanish, British, an...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=14196We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 19th-Century Haitian People: Henri Christophe, Faustin I of Haiti, Jeanne Duval, Marie-Louise Coidavid, Adelina Leveque. To get started finding 19th-Century Haitian People: Henri Christophe, Faustin I of Haiti, Jeanne Duval, Marie-Louise Coidavid, Adelina Leveque, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Chapters: Henri Christophe, Faustin I of Haiti, Jeanne Duval, Marie-Louise Coidavid, Adelina Leveque. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Henri Christophe (often Henry Christophe) (6 October 1767 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution, winning independence from France in 1804. On 17 February 1807, after the creation of a separate nation in the north, Christophe was elected President of the State of Haiti. On 26 March 1811, he was proclaimed Henri I, King of Haiti. He is also known for constructing the Citadelle Laferriere. Born probably in Grenada, the son of Christophe, a freeman, Christophe was brought to Saint Domingue as a slave in the northern region. In 1779 he may have served with the French Forces as a drummer boy in the American Revolution in the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Dominigue, a regiment composed of gens de couleur. They fought at the Siege of Savannah. As an adult, Christophe worked as a mason, sailor, stable hand, waiter, and billiard maker. He worked in and managed a hotel restaurant in Cap-Francais, the capital of the French colony of Saint-Domingue, where he became skilled at dealing with the grand blancs, as the wealthy white French planters were called. Such political skills also served him well when he became an officer in the military and leader in the country. He was said to have obtained his freedom as a young man, before the Slave Uprising of 1791. Sometime after he had settled in Haiti he brought his sister Marie there, where she married and had issue. Beginning with the slave uprising of 1791, Christophe distinguished himself in the Haitian Revolution and quickly rose to be an officer. He fought for years with Toussaint Louverture in the north, helping defeat the French, the Spanish, British, an...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=14196We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 19th-Century Haitian People: Henri Christophe, Faustin I of Haiti, Jeanne Duval, Marie-Louise Coidavid, Adelina Leveque. To get started finding 19th-Century Haitian People: Henri Christophe, Faustin I of Haiti, Jeanne Duval, Marie-Louise Coidavid, Adelina Leveque, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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