Jose de San Martin (Ian Macdonald)

I, Jose de San Martin, have fought in revolutions before. I defeated the Spanish in Chile and Peru, and participated in the Argentinian revolution for my people. I agree that the Haitian revolution was a very successful and important point in the revolutions of South America. The French who owned the slave colony should not have slaves in the first place, as it is immoral. They had the sense of winning at first, yet that feeling soon subsided when Napoleon sent in more troops to reconquer and take their leader of their revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture, an educated slave. Quite the war occurred over there, as France, Britain, and Spain had sent over troops. To my viewpoints, slavery is not the right way for France to make money through the sugar plantations, and should have kept up more of a healthy trading system. The yellow fever that the French troops were infected with was the turning point in the war. This was great because the Haitians were able to take advantage of this and gain independence in 1804. In conclusion, I believe the revolution was a total success and that I support the fact of the Haitian revolution and its outcome.