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 byGeorge Ferguson
Succeeded byRené Marie, vicomte d'Arrot
Governor of Saint-Domingue
In office
9 November 1790  1792
Preceded byAntoine de Thomassin de Peynier
Succeeded byAdrien-Nicolas Piédefer, marquis de La Salle
Personal details
Born(1735-02-21)21 February 1735
Dijon, Kingdom of France
Died15 April 1793(1793-04-15) (aged 58)
Paris, French First Republic
Cause of deathExecution by guillotine
NationalityFrench
OccupationSoldier
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Years of service1747–1793
RankMaréchal 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.

Notes

  1. "G.H.C. Nr 48 : April 1993 Page 775 Le début de la révolte de Saint Domingue dans la Plaine du Cap, vécu par Louis de Calbiac" (in French). Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
  2. Bob Corbett (2001). "Haiti Rulers". Webster University. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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