Dessalines proclamation, April 28, 1804: "Yes, I have saved my country; I have avenged America." AMERICA, not Africa. Record (UK National Archives CO 137/111, CO…
Year: 1804 · Places: Africa
SUMMARYDessalines proclamation, April 28, 1804: "Yes, I have saved my country; I have avenged America." AMERICA, not Africa. Record (UK National Archives CO 137/111, CO 137/113; New-York Commercial Advertiser, June 4, 1804).