Jean-Baptiste Chavannes

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Jean-Baptiste Chavannes (c. 1748 – 23 February 1791) was a

Biography

He was the son of rich

When Vincent Ogé landed near Cap-Français, 23 October 1790, intending to create an agitation amongst the people of African descent in favor of their political rights, Chavannes sided with him. Chavannes wanted all the slaves to be declared free, but Ogé did not follow his advice, and informed the assembly of his intention to take the opposite course. The mulattoes raised a force of about 1,000 men.^[1]

The mulattoes being defeated by the colonists, Ogé, Chavannes, and a few others took refuge in the

Two months later Chavannes and Ogé were sentenced to be hammered to death, and the sentence was executed in the presence of the provincial assembly and authorities of Cap-Français.[1]

Notes

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Chavannes, Jean Baptiste" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.

External links

• "Jean Baptiste Chavannes". The Louverture Project. Retrieved 3 April 2012.