Also known as: Toussaint Louverture, Toussaint warning to rebels 1795, Artibonite proclamation 1795
Last updated: April 16, 2026
A proclamation by Toussaint Louverture in February 1795 warning rebels in the Artibonite region to submit to French republican authority, as preserved by Schoelcher. The document dates from the transitional period when Toussaint had recently switched allegiance from Spain to France and was consolidating control over the northern and western provinces through a combination of military force and conditional clemency.
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Toussaint Louverture. "Proclamation to French Rebels at the Motet Habitation (February 1795)." 1795. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/toussaint-warning-1795. Accessed 2026-05-05.