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Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc
Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc

Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc (Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France, March 17, 1772 - Saint Domingue, November 2, 1802) was a French general and brother-in-law of Napoleon I of France. Pontoise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. Val-d'Oise is a French department named after the Oise River, located in the Île-de-France region. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Saint-Domingue was a French Colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804 when it became the independent nation of Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the This is a list of French people of note Actors/actresses A Isabelle Adjani Renée Adorée Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. [1]

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Leclerc started his military career as a volunteer in the French Revolution and within two years had risen to a post of divisional chief of staff at the siege of Toulon. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large Following the revolutionary success there, he campaigned along the Rhine. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge He began serving under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign and fought at Castiglione della Pescaia and Rivoli. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Castiglione della Pescaia is an ancient seaside town in the Province of Grosseto ( Tuscany) Italy.

In 1797, the newly promoted General de Brigade Leclerc married Napoleon's younger sister Pauline Bonaparte, with whom he had a child. Marie Paulette (Pauline Bonaparte Princesse Française Princess and Duchess of Guastalla ( October 20, 1780 - June 9, 1825) was the

After serving in the second unsuccessful French Army military expedition to Ireland led by Jean Joseph Amable Humbert in 1798, Leclerc gained the promotion to general de division, which allowed him to aide Napoleon Bonaparte's bid for power. General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert ( August 22, 1755 &mdash January 3, 1823) was a French soldier a participant in the He participated in the coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire (in November 1799) making Napoleon First Consul of France. 18 Brumaire, the coup of 18 Brumaire or sometimes simply Brumaire refers to the Coup d'état by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a First Consul (Premier Consul was a title used by Napoleon Bonaparte following his seizure of power in France. More military campaigns followed on the Rhine and in Portugal and then in 1802 his brother-in-law appointed him commander of the expedition to re-establish control over the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now Haïti, where the black general Toussaint L'Ouverture had mastered a virtually autonomous state. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Saint-Domingue was a French Colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804 when it became the independent nation of Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture

With a large expedition that eventually included 40,000 European troops, the French won several victories after severe fighting. Acting on Napoleon's surreptitious instructions, Leclerc tricked and seized L'Ouverture during a meeting and deported him to France where he died while imprisoned at Fort-de-Joux in the Jura mountains in 1803. The Fort de Joux or Château de Joux is a Castle, transformed into a Fort, located in La Cluse-et-Mijoux, in the Doubs département The Jura Mountains are a small Mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

This treacherous act swung the tide inexorably against French hopes. Native insurgents began to fight the French, who were weakened by an epidemic of yellow fever. Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease Leclerc's reports to France about his counter-insurgency campaign included such statements as, "Since terror is the sole resource left me, I employ it" and, "We must destroy all the mountain negroes, men and women, sparing only children under twelve years of age. We must destroy half the negroes of the plains. . . " (From C.L.R. James 'The Black Jacobins')

Leclerc died of yellow fever in November 1802. Cyril Lionel Robert James ( 4 January 1901 &ndash 19 May 1989) was an Afro- Trinidadian Journalist He was succeeded in command by General Rochambeau, whose brutal racial warfare only succeeded in drawing more people to the rebel armies, including black and mulatto army officers like Jean Jacques Dessalines, Alexandre Pétion and Henri Christophe. Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau (1755 – October 16, 1813) was a French soldier the son of Jean-Baptiste Mulatto is a term used to describe a person with one white parent and one black parent or a person whose Ancestry is a mixture of black and white Jean-Jacques Dessalines ( September 20, 1758 – 17 October 1806 was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Alexandre Sabès Pétion ( April 2, 1770 &ndash March 29, 1818) was President of the southern Republic of Haiti from 1806 until Henri Christophe ( October 6, 1767 – October 8, 1820) became a career officer and general in the military forces that became the Haïtian Army

On November 18, 1803, Rochambeau's forces were defeated in the Battle of Vertières. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Second War of Haitian Independence, the final part of the Haitian Revolution. Dessalines proclaimed the independence of Haïti on January 1, 1804. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Footnotes

  1. ^ Rogozinski, Jan (1999). A Brief History of the Caribbean, Revised, New York: Facts on File, Inc. , p. 174. ISBN 0-8160-3811-2.  

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