Even a failed assault deepened British-free-colored distrust for Louverture

Evidence

Despite its intricate preparation, the Republican attack on Saint-Marc failed. Louverture claimed that it all went wrong because he had crushed his hand moving a cannon. “If I had been able to fight as I usually do at the head of my troops the enemy would not have held an hour, or else I would have died, one or the other.” He also blamed the “treason” of the many free-coloreds who had stuck with the British. Still, Louverture had further weakened the alliance between the British and the local free-coloreds by sowing distrust between them. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 625

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Past betrayals made ex-slave troops distrust free-colored leaders deeply — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 683; Louverture distrusted French émigrés who professed support for emancipation — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 754; Colonial officials distrusted the black police force and armed white militias instead
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Past betrayals made ex-slave troops distrust free-colored leaders deeply — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 683; Louverture distrusted French émigrés who professed support for emancipation — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 754; Colonial officials distrusted the black police force and armed white militias instead

Broader Connections

• Louverture distrusted French émigrés who professed support for emancipation #complicates (0.74) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 754