Leclerc’s expedition deployed roughly 80,000 troops to Saint-Domingue

Evidence

In the end the wind let up, and the Leclerc expedition sailed into the Atlantic. The ships from Brest were joined by convoys from other ports; once united, the expedition consisted of fifty ships—about half of France’s larger naval vessels—carrying almost 22,000 soldiers, along with approximately 20,000 sailors. Reinforcements followed during the next year; ultimately upward of 80,000 fighting men were sent to Saint-Domingue. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 891

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Category: Factual Claims

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• France committed roughly 80,000 troops across a year to retake Saint-Domingue. (similarity 0.92)
• Disease alone reduced Leclerc’s invasion army by tens of thousands (similarity 0.80)
• Leclerc’s invasion force was already wrecked by supply shortages and disease. (similarity 0.79)
• Leclerc’s invasion announced peace with Britain as cover for re-conquering rebels (similarity 0.78)
• A single governor’s recruiting from Anjou grew Saint-Domingue’s European population tenfold (similarity 0.78)