Why did the british move the war
to the south?

The british believed that large number of Southern slaves would join them in return for promise of freedom.  Southern seaports were closer to the British West Indies colonies if they could capture Southern ports, they could easily move troops back and forth.

louverture's prominent role in the haitian success over colonialism and slavery had earned him the admiration of friends and detractors alike.

explanation:

toussaint louverture began his military career as a leader of the 1791 slave rebellion in saint-domingue; he was by then a free man and a jacobin.

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