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| − | '''General Marie Joseph Gabriel Théodore, comte de Hédouville''' (July 27, 1755 Laon, France - March 30 1825 Brétigny, France) was sent by the French Directory to be governor of [[Saint-Domingue]] during [[Léger Félicité Sonthonax|Sonthonax]]'s second commission. (c. [[1796]] - [[1797]]). He fanned the flames of discontent between [[André Rigaud]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]]. | + | '''General Marie Joseph Gabriel Théodore, comte de Hédouville''' (July 27, 1755 Laon, France - March 30, 1825 Brétigny, France) was sent by the French Directory to be governor of [[Saint-Domingue]] during [[Léger Félicité Sonthonax|Sonthonax]]'s second commission. (c. [[1796]] - [[1797]]). He fanned the flames of discontent between [[André Rigaud]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]]. |
"...General Hédouville, sent after the departure of [[Sonthonax]] as the representative of France, treated <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Toussaint Louverture]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> with less consideration than was deserved by the man to whom that country [France] owed the restoration of its colony." ([[Beard]] p. 88) | "...General Hédouville, sent after the departure of [[Sonthonax]] as the representative of France, treated <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Toussaint Louverture]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> with less consideration than was deserved by the man to whom that country [France] owed the restoration of its colony." ([[Beard]] p. 88) | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 22 February 2006
General Marie Joseph Gabriel Théodore, comte de Hédouville (July 27, 1755 Laon, France - March 30, 1825 Brétigny, France) was sent by the French Directory to be governor of Saint-Domingue during Sonthonax's second commission. (c. 1796 - 1797). He fanned the flames of discontent between André Rigaud and Toussaint Louverture.
"...General Hédouville, sent after the departure of Sonthonax as the representative of France, treated [Toussaint Louverture] with less consideration than was deserved by the man to whom that country [France] owed the restoration of its colony." (Beard p. 88)
Thomas Hédouville fled Saint-Domingue on Oct. 22, 1798.
References
- Beard, J. R. (John Relly) (1863). Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography. Chapel Hill, NC: Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH. Online Publication
- Gabriel Marie Joseph d'Hédouville. (February 21, 2006). Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Accessed 06:31, February 23, 2006 at http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gabriel_Marie_Joseph_d'H%C3%A9douville&oldid=5697819.
