Then
- Toussaint stares at the map and comes up with a plan of action for their next attack. It turns out the French have sent more troops their way, so their fight is not done yet.
- He and the other generals, Jean-Francois and Biassou, meet to strategize. There's some disagreement about when and where they should attack, but eventually they all come around to Toussaint's plan.
- He wants to fight out in the open in the potato field.
- Sure, some might think this is just his pride talking, but Toussaint knows better. He knows the land and wants to hide his men all around the field so they get the best vantage point.
- As they prepare for the attack, Toussaint thinks about how he's taken a new name: Toussaint l'Ouverture.
- He tells us that his name (Toussaint) was given to him by his French slave owner since he was born on the day of saints.
- But this name (Ouverture) is his own choosing. Why? It means opening.
- He lost a tooth and has a big hole in his mouth from a bullet shell ricocheting from his rifle.
- It seems that all his men think the name comes from the fact that he makes holes in the French's defense system, that it says more about his military buff-ness than his gaping mouth. Hey, he's okay with that.
- The battle begins, and Toussaint rides directly up to the French general.
- Cocky and self-assured, the French leader asks him if he wants to surrender.
- No way, Toussaint replies. I've got your men surrounded.
- That he does. Immediately, Toussaint gives the secret signal and his men come out from their hiding places all around the field.
- Toussaint promises that if the French surrender, none of them will die. If they try to fight, however, he will kill them. That's a promise.
- Biassou is having none of it. He wants to kill the French regardless of whether they surrender or not.
- When he makes a move to fight the French, Toussaint shoots him in the head. That'll show him not to mess with Toussaint.
- The French surrender and agree to help Toussaint's men fight the British, who have just landed with conquering in mind.
- Toussaint wonders whether people will start thinking his new name (l'Ouverture) actually stands for the opening he made in Biassou's head; he hopes not.
- He's a man of his word, even if it means stabbing his general in the back (or in this case, shooting him in the head).