What Happened in May 1802

Toussaint L'ouverture Signs A Treaty With The French In Cap-Haïtien

Denying that he was trying to reinstate slavery, Napoleon sent his brother-in-law General Charles Leclerc with thousands of troops and numerous... Read more

Slavery Is Restored In Guadeloupe

Political conflicts in Guadeloupe and in Saint-Domingue grew with the restoration of slavery on May 20, 1802, and the defection of leading French... Read more

Martha Washington Dies

On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. When she married George Washington in... Read more