Difference between revisions of "Jean Baptiste Chavannes"
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| − | After [[Vincent Ogé]] returned from his trip to Louisiana to procure weapons, landing near [[Le Cap]] on October 23, [[1790]], Chavannes joined his cause. He pleaded to free all slaves, but was opposed by Ogé, who at this point only wanted to fight for the freedom of the [[affranchis]]. | + | After [[Vincent Ogé]] returned from his trip to Louisiana to procure weapons, landing near [[Le Cap]] on October 23, [[1790]], Chavannes joined his cause. He pleaded to free all [[slaves]], but was opposed by Ogé, who at this point only wanted to fight for the freedom of the [[affranchis]]. |
====Chavannes and Ogé are captured and executed==== | ====Chavannes and Ogé are captured and executed==== | ||
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He is said to have protested the oppression of people of color by the French colonial authorities until his very last moment. | He is said to have protested the oppression of people of color by the French colonial authorities until his very last moment. | ||
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| + | * [[Vincent Ogé motion to the Assembly of Colonists in Paris (1789)]] | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 3 July 2006
Jean Baptiste Chavannes (Grande-Rivière-du-Nord about 1748 - Port-au-Prince, February 23, 1791) a mulatto who had voluntarily joined the contingent from Saint-Domingue to aid the American troops during the American Revolution. He is noted for his accomplishments in battles in New York, Virginia and during the retreat from Savannah in 1778.
Chavannes sides with Vincent Ogé
After Vincent Ogé returned from his trip to Louisiana to procure weapons, landing near Le Cap on October 23, 1790, Chavannes joined his cause. He pleaded to free all slaves, but was opposed by Ogé, who at this point only wanted to fight for the freedom of the affranchis.
Chavannes and Ogé are captured and executed
After Ogé and his troops were captured and extradited, on the orders of Governor-General Blanchelande, from the Spanish controlled part of the island, Chavannes was brought to Port-au-Prince. As Ogé, he was brutally tortured and later executed in the presence of the provincial assembly and authorities.
He is said to have protested the oppression of people of color by the French colonial authorities until his very last moment.
