Also known as: Toussaint Louverture, Toussaint letter to Bonaparte September 1802, Toussaint Fort de Joux September 1802
Last updated: April 16, 2026
A letter from Toussaint Louverture to Bonaparte written at Fort de Joux, September 16, 1802, in which Toussaint systematically answers each charge against him, insisting that any errors were inadvertent and born of 'the great desire to do good,' and identifying himself as 'the first soldier of the Republic of Saint-Domingue.' The letter captures Toussaint's dignified self-defense from imprisonment and his continued insistence on republican virtue as the framework for his actions.
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Toussaint Louverture. "Letter to Napoleon Bonaparte from Fort de Joux (September 16, 1802)." 1802. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/toussaint-september-16-1802. Accessed 2026-05-05.