Editing Abolitionism (section)

===Re-establishment of slavery in the colonies (1802)===
During the [[French Revolutionary Wars]], French slave-owners joined the [[counter-revolution]] en masse and, through the [[Whitehall Accord (1794)|Whitehall Accord]], they threatened to move the French Caribbean colonies under British control, as Great Britain still allowed slavery. Fearing secession from these islands, successfully lobbied by planters and concerned about revenues from the West Indies, and influenced by the slaveholder family of [[Joséphine de Beauharnais|his wife]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] decided to re-establish slavery after becoming [[First Consul]]. He promulgated the [[law of 20 May 1802]] and sent military governors and troops to the colonies to impose it.

On 10 May 1802, [[Louis Delgrès|Colonel Delgrès]] launched a rebellion in [[Guadeloupe]] against Napoleon's representative, [[Antoine Richepanse|General Richepanse]]. The rebellion was repressed, and slavery was re-established.