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Book/Printed Material An historical account of the black empire of Hayti : comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its ancient and modern state.

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Title

  • An historical account of the black empire of Hayti : comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its ancient and modern state.

Summary

  • Marcus Rainsford was a soldier who served for many years with the British Army in the British West Indies. He visited Haiti in 1799, where he became an admirer of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the former slave who led Haiti's revolution and struggle to end slavery. This book is Rainsford's account of the slave uprising that began in August 1791 and the subsequent fighting that, at different times, involved French, Spanish, and British troops and various factions in Haiti. The book includes the first known representations of Toussaint, which were engravings made from Rainsford's sketches and descriptions. Also included are extensive documentation of the revolution and Rainsford's disturbing accounts of the brutal treatment of the slave population by their French masters, as well as of the atrocities committed by all sides in the course of the struggle. Toussaint died in Paris in April 1803, after having been seized by French forces acting under orders from Napoleon Bonaparte, who in 1802 sent an army to Haiti in attempt to reassert French control. Rainsford's wholly admiring account of Toussaint appears in chapter 5 of the work. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Rainsford, Marcus, active 1805.

Created / Published

  • [London] J. Cundee, 1805.

Headings

  • -  Toussaint Louverture,--1743-1803
  • -  Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804
  • -  Haiti--History--To 1791

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LAC ael 2020-10-15 update (1 card)

Medium

  • xxiii [1], 467, [9] p. 8 pl. (incl. front.) port., fold. map, facsim., plan. 28 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F1923 .R15
  • F1923 .R15 Copy 2 Toner Coll

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02012395

OCLC Number

  • 2514606

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rainsford, Marcus, Active 1805. An historical account of the black empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its ancient and modern state. [London J. Cundee, 1805] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/02012395/.

APA citation style:

Rainsford, M. (1805) An historical account of the black empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its ancient and modern state. [London J. Cundee] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02012395/.

MLA citation style:

Rainsford, Marcus, Active 1805. An historical account of the black empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its ancient and modern state. [London J. Cundee, 1805] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/02012395/>.