Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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 | 21 February 1735 Dijon, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 15 April 1793 (aged 58) Paris, French First Republic |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France |
| Years of service | 1747–1793 |
| Rank | Maréchal de camp |
Philippe (or Philibert) François Rouxel, viscount de Blanchelande (21 February 1735 in Dijon – 15 April 1793 guillotined in Paris) was a French general. He served as Governor of Saint-Domingue at the start of the Haitian Revolution.
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, 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.
See also
In Spanish: Philibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande para niños
