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Toussaint Louverture was born in Bréda, French Colony Saint Domingue (Haiti). His real name is François Dominique Toussaint and since birth, was a slave. -
Toussaint was freed from slavery at the age of 33. He later then married a woman named Suzanne Simone -
The start of the Haitian revolution. He lead the slave revolt and was considered one of the most successful slave rebellion. This slave revolt was the only one to lead to a founding state. -
Toussaint joined the Spanish Military. He wanted to seize Saint-Domingue from the French. -
Toussaint switched from Spain to the French Military because France abolished slavery. -
The war between the French and Spanish end. -
Treaties with the British are made. They complete their withdrawal from Hispanola. -
His forces take over the Spanish territory. Toussaint frees the slaves and takes command of the island by doing so. This made him the Governor-General for life. -
Toussaint gets invited to a french meeting where he is captured and sent to Fort-de-Joux. there he is constricted and questioned multiple times. -
Toussaint tried to steady his position by claiming support from France but Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to re-establish control over the island. January 1802 General Charles Leclerc starts a french invasion that lasted months. In May of 1802, Toussaint agreed to let go of his arms in exchange for the General to not restore slavery on the island -
In April 1803, he dies in his jail cell