5.05- The Leander Expedition
1n 1806, two invasions of South America tested the waters of independence. Also, Bolívar swears to liberate his country or die trying.
2016-07-03 21:45:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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5.03- The Precursors
After the Seven Years War the Spanish American Empire was hit with an array of revolts. Also six degrees of Francisco de Miranda.
2016-06-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post5.02- New Granada
After the Bourbons came to power they reformed the Spanish Empire and along the way created the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
2016-06-12 23:46:26 +0000 UTC View Post5.01- The Conquest
After Columbus "discovered" America the Spanish built up an empire upon which the sun never set.
2016-06-06 02:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.18- Death to the French
After declaring independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the extermination of the white French.
2016-04-11 00:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.17a- The Haitian Declaration of Independence
Done at the headquarters of Gonaives, the first day of January 1804, the first year of independence.
2016-04-03 21:48:56 +0000 UTC View Post4.17- Independence
The new nation of Haiti was born on New Years Day 1804.
2016-04-03 21:44:14 +0000 UTC View Post4.16- Dying Like Flies
In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very difficult to re-impose slavery.
2016-03-28 00:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.15- The Leclerc Expedition
With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue.
2016-03-21 00:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.14- The Constitution of 1801
In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not amused.
2016-03-14 00:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.13- The War of Knives
From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue.
2016-03-07 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.12- Toussaint's Clause
Toussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798.
2016-02-29 03:07:11 +0000 UTC View Post4.11- To Attempt the Impossible
In 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own position in Saint-Domingue.
2016-02-22 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.10- The Third Commission
By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.
2016-02-15 01:27:06 +0000 UTC View Post4.09- What The Future Will Bring
From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.
2016-02-08 01:18:37 +0000 UTC View Post4.08- The Tricolor Commission
In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further.
2016-02-01 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.07- The Citizens of June 20
Le Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed.
2016-01-25 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.06- The Second Commission
The Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. This turned out to be harder than they thought.
2016-01-18 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.05- The Citizens of April 4
With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792.
2016-01-11 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.04- Three Revolts
First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.
2016-01-04 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.03- Free and Equal
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free and equal in rights. In fact, it explicitly said so.
2015-12-21 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.02- The Web of Tension
Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tension Sponsor link: http://casper.com/revolutions
2015-12-14 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post4.01- Saint-Domingue
The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.
2015-12-07 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post3.55- The Retrospective
One last look back at the pile of severed heads.
2015-11-26 01:59:25 +0000 UTC View PostSpecial Announcement: Mike Duncan Inks a Book Deal
This is a real thing that is actually happening: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/podcast-host-mike-duncan-inks-book-deal/110975
2015-10-12 02:48:55 +0000 UTC View Post3.54- The Empire
Napoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back. Twitter: @mikeduncan
2015-09-27 20:20:19 +0000 UTC View Post3.53- The Consulate
After coming to power in 1799, First Consul Bonaparte achieved many of the Revolution's dreams and healed many of its open wounds. So he declared himself Emperor in 1804.
2015-09-27 20:13:33 +0000 UTC View Post3.52- There is Your Man
And his name is Napoleon Bonaparte. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions Me on Twitter: twitter.com/mikeduncan
2015-09-21 00:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post