Why did Napoleon Bonaparte send General Charles Leclerc to Saint-Domingue?

Napoleon Bonaparte sent General Charles Leclerc to Saint-Domingue in 1802 with the primary objective of reestablishing full French authority over the colony.12

By the early 1800s, Toussaint Louverture had consolidated power, promulgated a constitution that named him governor-general for life, and effectively governed the territory as an autonomous political entity. Napoleon, who had become First Consul of France, viewed Louverture’s growing independence and his consolidation of power as a significant obstacle to restoring the old regime and maintaining French colonial control.12

Furthermore, Napoleon sought to reassert European rule and intended to reinstate slavery in the colony, a move that directly threatened the freedom and political order established by the Haitian Revolution. Leclerc, accompanied by a large military force, was tasked with subduing the rebellion and dismantling the leadership structure that had challenged French colonial authority.123