The Black General in 18th Century Europe
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
by David
Revolutionary France had a black general. His name was Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. He was born in Haiti, the son of a French nobleman and an African woman enslaved on his plantation. Haiti was a French colony then, and young Dumas was a slave under French law. In fact, his father actually sold the boy when he was
- Published in Early Modern Europe, For Students, For Teachers, The French Revolution, Western Civilization
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Africans, Alexandre Dumas, black Europeans, Dumas, Napoleon, slaves, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers
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