1797-Aug.
1797-Aug.: Toussaint Louverture accuses Commissioner Sonthonax of plotting independence and forces his departure.
1797-Aug.: Toussaint Louverture accuses Commissioner Sonthonax of plotting independence and forces his departure. This removal left Toussaint as the nearly undisputed authority in the French-controlled regions.
Source
Geggus, Haitian Revolutionary Studies, 21; Bell, Toussaint Louverture: A Biography, 75; Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 29