Dessalines

[ dey-sa-leen ]

/ deɪ saˈlin /

Jean Jacques

[zhahn zhahk] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɑk/,1758–1806, Haitian revolutionary: emperor of Haiti as Jacques I 1804–06.

Example sentences from the Web for dessalines

It looked well, as Dessalines could obtain neither of his favourite paints to smear it with.

The Hour and the Man |Harriet Martineau
She could only say that Génifrède had nursed Dessalines well; and she must have her help again now.

The Hour and the Man |Harriet Martineau
The Haytian leaders united upon Dessalines to maintain the independence of the republic.

The Negro |W.E.B. Du Bois
As he descended, he heard laughter and singing; and among the singing voices, the cracked pipe of old Dessalines.

The Hour and the Man |Harriet Martineau

Afra wondered how General Dessalines would bear to hear the firing from his chamber, so near, and be unable to help.

The Hour and the Man |Harriet Martineau

Dessalines

/ (French desalin) /

Jean Jacques (ʒɑ̃ ʒɑk). ?1758–1806, emperor of Haiti (1804–06) after driving out the French; assassinated