When Slaves Became Generals
Age of Revolution

When Slaves Became Generals

A sugar colony's kitchen workers became the most feared military commanders in the Caribbean—and every plantation owner in the Americas couldn't sleep at night.

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Caribbean18th Century19th CenturySlave RevoltsMilitary HistoryHaitian RevolutionNapoleon BonaparteToussaint LouvertureColonial AmericasAbolitionFranceAtlantic World

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