"Pirates, Freedom, and a Voodoo Goddess: The Story" Topic

… of Polish Haitians

"In 1791, a slave revolution started in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the oppressed people of the French part of the island of Hispaniola began to fight for their freedom. The struggle went on for years and became a pressing political issue under the reign of Napoleon, when one of the leaders of the slave revolution, gen. Toussaint – Louverture gained control over the entire island and proclaimed a separatist constitution. The French ruler decided to send numerous troops to Hispaniola to recapture the colony. Among the troops sent to the Caribbean were Polish legionaries enlisted in Napoleon's army. At that time Poland was partitioned and thousands of Poles joined the famous French leader's forces to maybe get a chance to fight for Poland's independence. In 1802, on Napoleon's orders, a group of 2,5 thousand Polish soldiers was sent from Livorno, a town which today lies in Italy, to Cap Francais, which presently is a Haitian town named Cape Haitian…"
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Armand

Thank you Armand. A little polite to Napoleon, perhaps--but more detail on the Poles than one normally gets.

A votre service mon ami!. (smile)

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Armand