André Rigaud

André Rigaud
Born(1761-01-17)17 January 1761
Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue
Died18 September 1811(1811-09-18) (aged 50)[1]
Known forRevolutionary military leader and General; proclaimed Presidency of the southern state of Haiti in opposition to his protégé, Alexandre Pétion

Benoit Joseph André Rigaud (17 January 1761 – 18 September 1811) was the leading mulatto military leader during the Haitian Revolution. Among his protégés were Alexandre Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer, both future presidents of Haïti. Rigaud rebelled against Toussaint Louverture's government, leading to the War of the South.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Avril, Prosper (1999). From Glory to Disgrace: The Haitian Army, 1804-1994. ISBN 9781581128369. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Pons, Frank Moya (1985), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Haiti and Santo Domingo, 1790–c. 1870", The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 3: From Independence to c.1870, vol. 3, Cambridge University Press, pp. 235–276, doi:10.1017/chol9780521232241.008, ISBN 978-0-521-23224-1
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