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| − | '''François Galbaud du Fort''' (also ''Galbaud'') ([[1743]] -[[1802]]) is the French general sent to defend [[Saint-Domingue]] during the [[Leger Félicité Sonthonax|Sonthonax]] era. Galbaud owned property on the island and immediately sided with the plantation owners against the mulattoes. When the Commissioners attempted to force him to leave, he grabbed [[Étienne Polverel|Polverel]]'s son as a hostage. His subsequent attack on [[Le Cap]] forced the Commissioners to enlist the help of the black army, to arm them, and to give them their freedom. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 68) Galbaud was the Governor-general of | + | '''François Galbaud du Fort''' (also ''Galbaud'') ([[1743]] -[[1802]]) is the French general sent to defend [[Saint-Domingue]] during the [[Leger Félicité Sonthonax|Sonthonax]] era. Galbaud owned property on the island and immediately sided with the plantation owners against the mulattoes. When the Commissioners attempted to force him to leave, he grabbed [[Étienne Polverel|Polverel]]'s son as a hostage. His subsequent attack on [[Le Cap]] forced the Commissioners to enlist the help of the black army, to arm them, and to give them their freedom. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 68) Galbaud was the Governor-general of Saint-Domingue from June 19, 1793 to Oct 1793. |
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Revision as of 00:30, 29 December 2005
François Galbaud du Fort (also Galbaud) (1743 -1802) is the French general sent to defend Saint-Domingue during the Sonthonax era. Galbaud owned property on the island and immediately sided with the plantation owners against the mulattoes. When the Commissioners attempted to force him to leave, he grabbed Polverel's son as a hostage. His subsequent attack on Le Cap forced the Commissioners to enlist the help of the black army, to arm them, and to give them their freedom. (Parkinson, p. 68) Galbaud was the Governor-general of Saint-Domingue from June 19, 1793 to Oct 1793.
References
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
