Nevertheless, five days had not yet elapsed when, on 17 December, the Senate, impatient at not seeing Pétion yield to its invitation, recalled Gérin to the seat which he had…
"Done at Port-au-Prince, 10 April 1809, Year VI. "PÉTION. "By the President, the Secretary-General, B. BLANCHET." Article 3 of the order of the day seemed to have General Gérin especially…
This army left the capital on 6 June by the road of le Morne-à-Cabris. It halted only at la Crête-Brûlée. On the 8th the Gérin division directed itself by the…
David-Troy, at the sound of the musketry, had felt his wholly martial soul vibrate; with that impetuosity for which he was known, he had ordered the 22nd to set itself…
It was on 30 December that he made his intelligent and wise New Year's gift to all those who, like himself, had watered with their blood the lands of Independence…
One day he obtained leave to go and settle at Poitiers. Soon he asks to betake himself to Perpignan, where he thought, he said, to find almost the air of…
It was the 18th of January. Leblanc moves onto the parade ground with the rest of the 16th regiment. He has them form line of battle before the door of…
One day he obtained leave to go and settle at Poitiers. Soon he asks to betake himself to Perpignan, where he thought, he said, to find almost the air of…
Rigaud, despairing of crushing the insurgents by force of arms, arranged for himself an interview with Goman. This interview took place on 10 July (3). The republican general and the…
This disastrous event occurred on 16 July, at five o'clock in the afternoon. Honoré, his captain aide-de-camp, took up the body and had it carried to Fort Georges, then headquarters.…