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<< Prev   1 L   Next >>   Category: Henry Christophe About this photo: Born probably in Grenada, the son of Christophe, a freeman, Henry Christophe was... About this picture: Born probably in Grenada, the son of Christophe, a freeman, Henry Christophe was brought to Saint Domingue as a slave in the northern region. In 1779 Henry Christophe may have served with the French Forces as a drummer boy in the American Revolution in the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Dominigue, a regiment composed of gens de couleur. They fought at the Siege of Savannah. La Citadelle La Ferriere was built by the Emperor Henri Christophe between 1805 and 1820 atop Mount Bonnet-a-L'Eveque as a defence against any possible French invasion. Twenty thousand people were employed in its construction, and many thousands died in the process. Its walls are four metres thick and 40 metres high. "This palace, commissioned by Henri Christophe in 1810, was completed in 1813. Sans Souci was designed to be the equal of Versailles in France, and in its glory days was possibly a serious rival" (Lonely Planet). At the foot of the mountain on which the Citadelle sits, it is also where the emperor committed suicide in 1820 About the photos in this category: (more info) (less info)

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