- Caribbean,
Delgrès took over the
resistance movement from
Magloire Pélage [fr]
after it
became evident that Pélage was
loyal to Napoleon.
Delgrès believed...
- who was 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...
-
Matouba on 28 May 1802.
Realising they had no
chance of success,
Louis Delgrès and his
followers committed m****
suicide by
deliberately exploding their...
-
those of
another insurgent,
Louis Delgrès, a free
mulatto officer. She was
among those who
rallied around Louis Delgrès and
fought by his side for freedom...
-
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...
- Darsières,
Member of
Parliament and
President of the
Regional Council Louis Delgrès,
known for the anti-Slavery
proclamation signed with his name,
dated 10...
-
Commemorative plaque installed on same day as that for
Louis Delgrès. 1998
Louis Delgrès 1766–1802
Politician —
Commemorative plaque installed on same...
- the fire station. The
statues of La Mulâtresse Solitude,
Colonel Louis Delgrès,
Colonel Joseph Ignace,
percussionist Marcel Lollia [fr] (po****rly known...
-
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...
-
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...
