Also known as: Toussaint Louverture, Toussaint expulsion of Sonthonax 1797, Sonthonax expulsion dialogue
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Toussaint Louverture's report to the French Directory documenting his August 1797 expulsion of Commissioner Léger-Félicité Sonthonax from Saint-Domingue, recording the dialogue between the two men and Toussaint's justification for removing the French civil authority. The document marks a decisive moment in Toussaint's accumulation of autonomous power, as he expelled the official most responsible for the 1793 general emancipation in order to consolidate his own political control.
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Toussaint Louverture. "Extrait du rapport adressé au Directoire exécutif (Cap-Français, 1797)." 1797. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/toussaint-expulsion-1797. Accessed 2026-05-05.