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Leader of the mulatto revolt.  French-educated, handsome, and quiet, Beauvais had served in America during the American Revolution.  "As a leader he was charismatic, loved and blindly followed by all who served under him or came into contact with him." ([[Parkinson]], p. 58)
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Brigade General '''Louis Jacques Bauvais''' (also ''Beauvais'') ([[1759]] - September, 12 [[1799]]) was the charismatic and respected leader of the [[mulatto]] revolt.  French-educated, handsome, and quiet, Bauvais had served in America during the American Revolution.  ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 58)
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Regarding the spelling of his name, [[The Making of Haiti|Carolyn Fick]] tells us that he signed his own correspondence "Bauvais". (p. 306 n7)
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==See also==
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* [[Hyacinthe]] - a [[houngan]] active in battles during the [[1791]] upraising in Haiti.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Parkinson, Wenda (1978).  ''This Gilded African''.  London: Quartet Books.  ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 8 January 2010

Brigade General Louis Jacques Bauvais (also Beauvais) (1759 - September, 12 1799) was the charismatic and respected leader of the mulatto revolt. French-educated, handsome, and quiet, Bauvais had served in America during the American Revolution. (Parkinson, p. 58)

Regarding the spelling of his name, Carolyn Fick tells us that he signed his own correspondence "Bauvais". (p. 306 n7)

See also

References

  • Fick, Carolyn E. (1990). The Making of Haiti: The Saint Domingue Revolution from Below. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 0-87049-667-0.
  • Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4