Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande

Philippe (or Philibert) François Rouxel, viscount de Blanchelande[1] (21 February 1735 in Dijon – 15 April 1793 in guillotined in Paris) was a French general. He was serving as Governor of Saint-Domingue at the start of the Haitian Revolution.

Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande
Governor of Tobago
In office 2 June 1781 – 1784
Preceded by	George Ferguson
Succeeded by	René Marie, vicomte d'Arrot
Governor of Saint-Domingue
In office 9 November 1790 – 1792
Preceded by	Antoine de Thomassin de Peynier
Succeeded by	Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, marquis de La Salle
Personal details
Born	(1735-02-21)21 February 1735 Dijon, Kingdom of France
Died	15 April 1793(1793-04-15) (aged 58) Paris, French First Republic
Cause of death	Execution by guillotine
Nationality	French
Occupation	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Years of service	1747–1793
Rank	Maréchal de camp

In 1781, Maréchal de camp Blanchelande took Tobago from the British and was Governor from 1781 to 1784.

He succeeded Governor General of Saint-Domingue, de Peinier,[2] at the end of 1790. In 1791, during the Haitian Revolution, Rouxel led the Royalist forces against the revolt and its leader, Dutty Boukman.

In 1792, he was replaced as Governor by Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, marquis de La Salle (who would himself be replaced by François-Thomas Galbaud du Fort after June 1793). Convicted of counter-revolutionary actions and treason, Blanchelande was condemned to the guillotine by a Revolutionary Tribunal on 11 April 1793 and executed on 15 April.