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    sent by Napoleon to reestablish slavery, against Louis Delgrès in 1802. Delgrès retreated to the fort on 20 May 1802 and abandoned it on 22 May. The town...
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    Britain, Delgrès took over the resistance movement from Magloire Pélage after it became evident that Pélage was loyal to Napoleon. Delgrès believed that...
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  • the site and solidify its grip on the population, he built Fort Saint-Charles (Fort Delgrès [fr]) in 1650. Despite the 1640 peace treaty between Indians...
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    Richepance stormed the fort where refugees Delgrès, Ignace, and their men were. On May 22, before the bombing, Ignace and Delgrès exited by the postern...
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    The tomb of Ambert is at Fort Delgrès in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe...
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    slaves who refused to be re-enslaved started a rebellion, led by Louis Delgrès, and for some time resisted the French Army sent to suppress them – but...
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  • support of the garrison at Fort Matilda (now Fort Delgrès). Devonshire was responsible for communication between the fort and ships, and the transport...
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    construction of the Fort of Saint Charles on the right bank of the Galleon River. This moved the seat of government. The Fort (renamed Fort Delgrès in 1989) was...
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    the fire station. The statues of La Mulâtresse Solitude, Colonel Louis Delgrès, Colonel Joseph Ignace, percussionist Marcel Lollia [fr] (popularly known...
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  • Art Museum 1993 Presentes Caraibes - 500 Years of Amerindian History, Fort Delgres, Guadeloupe. 1992 Addressing the Forbidden, Edinburgh Art Festival. 1982...
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  • and Guadeloupe. August 2, 1766 saw the birth of Saint-Pierre de Louis Delgrès, a mixed-race free black who would serve in the French army and fight the...
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    Patrick Chamoiseau (category People from Fort-de-France)
    historical work on the Antilles under the reign of Napoléon Bonaparte, Delgrès : les Antilles sous Bonaparte. In 1989, he was the co-author of Éloge de...
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    of Fort-de-France and President of the Regional Council Camille Darsières, Member of Parliament and President of the Regional Council Louis Delgrès, known...
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    Commemorative plaque installed on same day as that for Louis Delgrès. 1998 Louis Delgrès 1766–1802 Politician — Commemorative plaque installed on same...
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    pre-revolutionary government and slavery, prompting a slave rebellion led by Louis Delgrès. The French authorities responded quickly, culminating in the Battle of...
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    joined Richepanse, with the position of insurgent leader passing to Louis Delgrès. French troops under Richepanse's command, consisting of 3,000 white soldiers...
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    Richepanse's brutal command immediately ignited a revolt there by Louis Delgrès and his companions. Boudet reached the island on 28 May but his presence...
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    governors and troops to the colonies to impose it. On 10 May 1802, Colonel Delgrès launched a rebellion in Guadeloupe against Napoleon's representative, General...
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    EUROTAST, Denmark Fidelin Kiln, Guadeloupe (Fr.) Fort Fleur-d’Epée, Guadeloupe (Fr.) Fort Louis Delgrès Guadeloupe (Fr.) Ghana Museums and Monuments, Ghana...
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  • Jacques Adélaïde-Merlande (category People from Fort-de-France)
    d'histoire antillaise et guyanaise, 1819–1914, by the author, 1979, 323 p.    Delgrès ou la Guadeloupe en 1802, Paris: Karthala, 170 p.    La grande encyclopédie...
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    Statue of Louis Delgrès in Petit-Bourg....
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    de Gaulle Collège Guénette Public senior high schools include: LP Louis Delgres Private secondary schools under contract: Collège Saint-Dominique There...
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    Guadeloupe List of rivers of Guadeloupe List of volcanoes in Guadeloupe Louis Delgrès Mahaudiere Majestik Zouk Malignon Mammals of Guadeloupe Marie-Galante Massioux...
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