Britain's appeal to disaffected islanders served its proposed conquest in this satirical account. French policy sought to maintain slavery and suppress local resistance. A theatrical British rescue speech exposes the self-interest behind the proposed intervention. The satire adds coercion, slavery, and local politics to the campaign's military setting.
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French slavery policy and British imperial opportunism
A satirical sketch of British intervention links French efforts to preserve slavery and suppress resistance with Britain's self-interested claim to arrive as a rescuer.