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So I was listening to the Revolutions podcast (which I highly recommend along with the History of Rome series) and during the Haitian revolution the host talked about how Napoleon considered the Leclerc expedition to be one of his biggest regrets. The expedition was sent to essentially wrest control of Hati away from Toussaint Louverture and reassert white control over the island. After being exiled for the first time Napoleon commented on how the whole thing was a mistake that drove Louverture's massive army out of his control forever.

What if he never sent the expedition? Would he and Louverture been able to use Haiti as a staging point for a French conquest of the Caribbean? And if they had what would the long term effects be?
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