Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies : : The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802 /

Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies : : The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802 / / William Cormack.

Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies examines the complex revolutionary struggle in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. The arrival of tricolour cockades - a badge symbol of the French Revolution - and news from Paris in 1789 undermined the royal governors' authority,...

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Cormack, William ,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations and Maps
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Windward Islands on the Eve of Revolution
  • 2. Rumours of Revolution: The Impact of 1789 in Martinique and Guadeloupe
  • 3. Patriots versus Aristocrats: The Coming of Civil War, 1789-1790
  • 4. "The Nation, the Law, the King": The Liberal Revolution's Failure in the Windward Islands, 1791
  • 5. Counter-Revolution: The Revolt of Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1792-1793
  • 6. The Slave-Holding Republic in the Windward Islands, 1793-1794
  • 7. Reign of Terror: Victor Hugues's Regime in Guadeloupe, 1794-1798
  • 8. Return of the Old Regime: Martinique under British Occupation, 1794-1802
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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