Lecture Series #4
The Civil Wars of 1799 & 1806
TOPICS TO BE PRESENTED
§ Rigaud’s Rebellion of 1799
§ The friction between Rigaud and Toussaint
§ Friction of French Commissioner Sonthonax and Rigaud
§ The manipulation of both men by French Agent Houdeville
§ The clash of Houdeville and Toussaint
§ Houdeville’s departure and letter to Rigaud to take control of South
§ Riguad’s refusal to accept Toussaint’s authority
§ French Commissioner Roume’s attempt to ease the strain
§ Rigaud’s insult to Toussaint; Saint Domingue to the Mulatto, France for the Whites, Africa for the Blacks.
§ Rigaud’s rebellion against Toussaint in Petit and Grand Goaves
§ Pétion’s defection from Toussaint to Rigaud with his mulatto officers
§ Rigaud sows revolts throughout the colony
§ The refusal of General Louis-Jacques Beauvais to join Rigaud
§ Rigaud takes Mole St. Nicolas and besieges Maurepas at Port de Paix
§ Rigauds assassination attempts on Toussaint
§ Toussaint turns the tides and defeats the Mulatto forces in the North then marches south and drives back Rigaud to Les Cayes
§ Christophe and Dessalines besiege Jacmel
§ Pétion escapes, joins Rigaud in Cayes and they sail in exile with mulatto officers to France.
§ Christophes Attack on the Republic – 1806-1807
§ Christophe’s expectation and entitlement to succeed Dessalines
§ The appointment of Christophe to the presidency of the Haitian nation
§ Christophe’s objection to being governed by the Senate
§ Christophe’s assembly of an army to empower his will on the Senate
§ Pétion’s defense of the Senate and Christophe’s attack
§ Pétion’s resistance and effectiveness with artillery once again
§ The Senate labels Christophe an outlaw and his army illegitimate
§ Christophe draws a line as a border and claims the North as his republic
§ The Senate appoints Pétion as president under the same monitoring conditions as had Christophe
§ Christophe aligns with the British and proclaims The Northern Kingdom with he as the monarch
§ The South and West remain as the Southern Republic
§ The French attempt to extort war reparations
§ Skirmishes ensue over the years as Christophe remains the aggressor but is always pushed back.
HALF HOUR PRESENTATION + (+20 minute Q&A Optional)
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