The 1793 St. Domingo Event (Battle of Cap-Français ): The First Sign of a Potential Compromise Formed between Jefferson and Burke in a post-French Revolution World

• In Event: Slavery, Empire, and Liberation

Brief Overview

I will argue that the event happened in St. Domingo in summer 1793 represented the first sign of a potential compromise formed between Jeffersonian and Burkean thought in a post-French Revolution world.

Author

• Haimo Li, University of Houston