Leclaire and the San Domang Expedition

Bonaparte wanted to forge an imperial family to help him rule the world. So leclaire got his orders, got married and then departed paris to join his new fleet. The san domang expedition now comprised 50 ships spread out across seven atlantic ports. Among those 50 were fully half the french navy's heavy warships. This fleet was manned by 20 thousand sailors prepared to ferry 20 thousand soldiersAcross the atlantic, all of them crack units and veterans of the revolutionary wars. And unlike previous military missions to the colonies, an array of talented and ambitious officers eagerly signed up for the mission.