A CAPTURED HEROE'S STATEMENT

In a war, regardless how honest or modest one may seem to be;  the other opponent must be very careful.  As we are about to learn what had happened to Toussaiant Louverture  for deciding to agree with the French Governor's ceasefire and meeting.  

In May of 1802, The French Governor after receiving the news from the North unit of General Leclerc, that 750 men were killed and 300 wounded; he decided to request a ceasefire from Henri Christophe one of Toussaint's Generals for the North Unit, while Toussaint's Unit in the Central part just lost a battle.

 As a man of honor and integrity, Toussaint had decided to agree to the ceasefire and also accepted to meet with General Brunet, the French Governor's  envoy, to meet with  him at "HABITATION GEORGE" near "Les Gonaives" "The City Of Independence."  However, it was a trick to capture Toussaint Louverture.  Although his generals had told him not to go; he had decided to honor his word.  

Upon arrival, he was immediately subdued, arrested, and transported via a vessel called, "Le Creole,"  to Cap-Haitian, the second city of Haiti; where he found out that his family was arrested as well.  From there, he was transferred to another vessel, "Le Heroe" to go to France.

Toussaint Louverture stood up on that vessel before departure and stated, "By knocking me down, they shot me down in Saint Domingue; that the trunk of The Freedom Tree, will grow back through its roots because they are deep and numerous."   Immediately after that statement, he was transported straight to France and incarcerated at, FORT DE JOUX,  a Chateau transformed to a French Fortress, where he died on April 7, 1803.

FORT DE JOUX, BUILT IN THE 11TH CENTURY

The message was loud and clear from Toussaint Louverture.  Immediately,  Christophe, Dessalines, Petion, Clerveaux, and Maurepas had taken over.  They had spread out and reigned terror throughout the country all the way through November 1802.

Once again, we learned that when we embark on a journey, we should not stop regardless of the number of obstacles  we encounter.  There is a saying, "When it gets harder in a war, victory is near by." It was true for the Haitians, because less than a year later, they had gained their independence.          
  

         

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