Jean Villatte

Villatte’s coup arrests French governor Laveaux at Cap-Français

📅 20 March 1796

On 20 March 1796, General Jean Villatte and allied forces arrested French governor Étienne Laveaux at Cap-Français. The episode reflected competition among revolutionary commanders and the fragile...

Toussaint frees Laveaux and receives a senior government command

📅 29 March 1796

Nine days after Villatte’s coup, Toussaint’s forces freed Laveaux. Laveaux appointed Toussaint lieutenant-general to the government of Saint-Domingue. The appointment joined revolutionary military...