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Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (French: [tɔmɑ alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ davi də la pajət(ə)ʁi]; known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas; 25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was a Creole general, from the French colony of Saint-Domingue, in Revolutionary France.
May 8, 2024 · Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (born March 25, 1762, Saint-Domingue [now Haiti]—died February 26, 1806, Villers-Cotterêts, France) was a French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Dumas’s mother, Marie-Cessette Dumas, was a Black enslaved woman.
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Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
Sep 15, 2012 · Gen. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was one of the heroes of the French Revolution — but you won't find a statue of him in Paris today.
Dec 9, 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a black soldier who rose from a private to a general in the French Revolution. He was the father of Alexandre Dumas, the famous writer of The Three Musketeers.
Apr 17, 2023 · The son of a French aristocrat and a Haitian slave, he was born into slavery but taken to Paris and educated like a French noble during the reign of King Louis XVI. When it came time for the French to throw away the monarchy, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was ready to take his place in history.
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A brief biography of the black soldier and writer who inspired The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Learn about his rise and fall in the French Revolution, his son's legacy, and his forgotten role in history.
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