Also known as: Toussaint Louverture, Toussaint report to Directory 1797, Sonthonax massacre proposal dialogue
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Toussaint Louverture's report to the French Directory recording a dialogue with Commissioner Sonthonax in which Sonthonax allegedly proposed massacring the white population of Saint-Domingue. Toussaint's account, used to justify Sonthonax's expulsion, is a key document in the political contest between the two men and raises questions about whether the proposal was real, exaggerated, or fabricated to legitimate Toussaint's seizure of unilateral authority.
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Toussaint Louverture. "Extrait du rapport adressé au Directoire exécutif — Sonthonax's Proposal (Cap-Français, 1797)." 1797. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/toussaint-report-1797. Accessed 2026-05-05.