Louverture armed the colony to defend against France itself
Evidence
These orders were, he later claimed, simply a way of protecting the colony from “enemies of the Republic.” But they certainly put him in a position to respond to such enemies, even if they came from France. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 925
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
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