Comte d'Hédouville
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Comte d'Hédouville was sent by France to be governor of Saint-Domingue during Sonthonax's second commission. He encouraged the dissension between André Rigaud and Toussaint Louverture.[1] Toussaint's military leadership enabled the rebellious slaves to gain the upper hand and to restore most of Saint-Domingue to France. Now that he ruled the island, Toussaint did not wish to surrender power to France and continued to effectively rule the country autonomously. Hédouville was one of the rivals to power Toussaint had to overcome. Hédouville was forced to flee.[2] However, before he left he was able to fatally divide Toussaint and André Rigaud.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Comte d'Hédouville. The Louverture Project. Retrieved on November 27, 2006.
- ^ Hédouville Flees. Retrieved on November 27, 2006.
- ^ Review of Haitian Revolution Part II. Retrieved on November 27, 2006.
