Episode 3 of 3

Arrest of Toussaint Louverture

When
7 June 1802
Where
Saint-Domingue (arrest site); imprisonment at Fort-de-Joux, France
Part of
Leclerc's expedition lands in Saint-Domingue

Louverture was arrested on 7 June 1802 and deported to France.

Despite the promises made in exchange for his surrender, Louverture was captured on 7 June 1802, along with a hundred members of his inner circle. He was deported to France and imprisoned at Fort-de-Joux on 25 August 1802, where he died in 1803.

Sources

  1. Toussaint Louverture Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
  2. Fort de Joux Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-19

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