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1743-May-20

1743-May-20: Toussaint Louverture was born on the Bréda plantation.

1743-May-20: Toussaint Louverture was born on the Bréda plantation. He would grow up to become the most iconic and capable leader of the Haitian Revolution. Significance: Born on the Bréda plantation. Nuance: While his birth date is a standard historical marker, the fact that he was born into the stable, “aristocratic” plantation culture of the North influenced his later preference for disciplined, organized military and labor systems.

Source Bell, Toussaint Louverture: A Biography, 14; Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 23