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André Rigaud

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Pétion

In Alexandre Sabès Pétion
…those of the mulatto general André Rigaud. Fleeing to France after Toussaint defeated Rigaud, who had set up a mulatto state in the southern provinces, Pétion returned in 1802 with the French army sent to reconquer the colony but then became one of the first Haitian officers to revolt against…
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Toussaint-Louverture

In Toussaint Louverture: Elimination of rivals
…against Toussaint the mulatto leader André Rigaud, who ruled a semi-independent state in the south. Louverture divined his purpose and forced Hédouville to flee. Succeeding Hédouville was Philippe Roume, who deferred to the Black governor. Then a bloody campaign in 1799 eliminated another potential rival to Louverture by driving Rigaud…
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