📅 1796. Election in the French Cape of six new deputies including Sonthonax and Lavaux:
These deputies were to represent Saint Domingue in the French Assembly. The first
the convocation of this assembly took place on May 20, 1797.
📅 1808. Meeting of the troops of Pétion and Christophe:
The split between the North and the West was becoming a fait accompli, but each party tried to
to convince the other by force of arms.
The army of Pétion (West) going to Saint Marc to besiege the city met, on the habitation
Couyau, the troops of Christophe (Nord). These were dispersed. Pétion managed to
besieged the city on 24 October and the siege lasted until mid-November.
≡🔗 See: 1 January 1807; 8 January 1807