Gabriel, comte d'Hédouville
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Gabriel-Marie-Théodore-Joseph, comte d'Hédouville (27 July 1755 in Laon, Aisne – 30 March 1825) (also Thomas Hedouville) was a French soldier and diplomat.
Life
Early life
A student at the royal collège at
He temporarily commanded the Army of the Coasts of the Ocean in place of Hoche from 10 July to mid-August 1796.[1]
Saint-Domingue
He served on Saint-Domingue in 1798, where he had been sent as governor during Sonthonax's second commission. He encouraged the dissension between André Rigaud and Toussaint Louverture which helped to fuel the Haitian Revolution.[2][3] Toussaint's military leadership during the Haitian Revolution resulted in the rebellious slaves gaining the upper hand and restoring 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 whom Toussaint had to overcome. Hédouville was eventually forced to flee.[4] However, before he left, he released André Rigaud from Toussaint's leadership.[5]
Consulate to Restoration
After his time on Saint-Domingue, Hédouville was employed by the
Notes
- ^ Clerget 1905, p. 56.
- ^ "Comte d'Hédouville". The Louverture Project. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ^ "Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography: Electronic Edition". University of North Carolina. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "The Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803 - Toussaint and Independence". Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ^ "Review of Haitian Revolution Part II". Webster University. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
References
- Clerget, Charles (1905). Tableaux des Armées Françaises pendant les Guerres de la Révolution. Paris: Librarie Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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