Louverture’s mid-1793 loyalties remain historiographically opaque

Evidence

Louverture’s actions and motives during this period and the months that followed remain shrouded in mystery. Since his moderating participation in the negotiations between the insurgents and administrators in late 1791, he had become an increasingly important figure within the insurgent army. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 608

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