El Dorado Booklet
No. 6

Notes on Haiti 1793-1916

Table of Contents


British in St. Domingo
Editor Terry D. Hooker profiles British forces from 1793-1798.

Additional Notes
R. A. Hamilton provides capsule descriptions of various British units serving in St. Domingo during the Napoleonic Wars.

Rapport
Public records (in French).

Haitian Nobility
Nick Dore gives an overview of Haiti's noble orders under Henry Christophe.

Edit du Roi
The creation of princes, dukes, and other noblility. In French.

6/5/1811
Creation of Maison Militaire. In French.

Haitian Army under King Henry Christophe
Nick Dore profiles the 1811 army. Illustrated.

Rural Police 1826
Nick Dore examines the unit's background.

Uniforms 1829
A pair of uniform plates.

Naboth's Vineyard
Sumner Wells traces the war of Haiti against the Dominican Republic.

Haitian Army: 19th Century
Nick Dore provides an overview.

The Haitian Army and Navy: 1794-1915
M. Roubicek traces the development of these two forces.

Civil War in Haiti 1865
James Redpath recounts the civil war. Illustrated

HMS Bulldog
Captain Charles Wake's account of the engagement with batteries and subsequent scuttling.

Cape Haitien Fortifications
A list of forts and guns, November 1865.

Summary of Rebel Forces
A list of the 1,535 rebeles, divided into units, November 1865.

Encyclopedia Britannica 1880
The entry for Hayti.

Haitian Uniforms 1916-1920
C. A. Norman provides illustrations and descriptions.

Cannibals Captured
Illustration of snake worshippers.

Sources
English-language bibliography.

This work dedicated to the memory of Toussaint L'Ouverture (20 May 1746-27 April 1803)


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