The greatest revolutionist that the world has ever known, before and since his time, fought for Democracy, Liberty, Equality, and Freedom: all that the Man of the Millenium achieved for his republic state. In 1803, The Black Napoleon was laid to rest in Fort de Joux, France. Francois-Dominique Toussaint Breda, also more commonly known as Toussaint L'Overture, achieved the legacy of being the preeminent figure of that Haitian Revolution, through education, his brilliance as a military genius, and a political mastermind, paving the way to the second republic state in the Western Hemisphere: Haiti.

He was born into slavery May 1743 in the French colony of Saint-Dominique on the Breda Plantation, near Cap-Haitien, with the birth name Francois-Dominique Toussaint Breda. Sources believe that Toussaint could be the eldest son of Gaou Guinon, a African prince who had been captured in war and sold into French slavery. Toussaint's success is credited from the education he received, even though he was a slave. The priest and former slave Pierre Bapitiste Simon, taught Toussaint how to read and write French, from a young age. Under the …show more content…
It will spring up again by the roots, for they are numerous"-(Toussaint L'Overture TLP). L'Overture would never be aware that his army would rally behind the leadership of his former lieutenant, Jean-Jacque Dessalines. The legacy of Toussaint lived through the many hard fought battles, especially in the Battle of Vertieres, where the newly liberated Haiti declared independence for good, on January 1, 1804. Toussaint's accomplishments created a legacy that most could not achieve in their lifetime, which he did in 60 years. That legacy lived on through the army he commanded, his colleagues, and supporters to finally declare independence for Saint-Dominique, their home and