Louverture’s troops occupied Port-au-Prince as the British evacuated
Evidence
Louverture’s troops occupied Saint-Marc and Arcahaye, then marched triumphantly into the capital of the colony. At the Government House in Port-au-Prince, two British soldiers were still standing guard, having been left behind accidentally in the confusion of retreat, but Louverture’s troops convinced the disbelieving men that it was, indeed, time for them to leave. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 760
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
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