The French troops led by Léger-Félicité Sonthonax defeat the slaves settlers in the Siege of Port-au-Prince.

Léger-Félicité Sonthonax

French politician and colonial administrator (1763–1813)

Léger-Félicité Sonthonax was a French politician and colonial administrator. He was a Jacobin before joining the Girondins, which emerged in 1791. During the Haitian Revolution, he controlled 7,000 French troops in Saint-Domingue. His official title was Civil Commissioner. From…

Siege of Port-au-Prince (1793)

The siege of Port-au-Prince took place in April 1793 during the Haitian Revolution.

April 14

Day of the year

April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 261 days remain until the end of the year.