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65. When the Enslaved Took on Napoleon

Empire

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This chapter explores the ascent of Toussaint L'Ouverture as he transforms from a humble background to a general commanding a slave army in Haiti. It also examines the geopolitical influences of revolutionary France and the alliances formed during a tumultuous era marked by shifting powers in Europe.

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