Death of Toussaint L'Overture

Under the guise of negotiation, L'Overture was captured and transported to the Fort de Joux France in 1802, where he died in captivity of malnutrition and pneumonia after 8 months of captivity on April 7, 1803. 

The Wrongful Death of Toussaint Louverture

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7 Apr 1803