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Des Prises

Prize Law

Tout bâtiment pris par les bâtimens de guerre du roi ou par les bâtimens armés en course, repris par les ennemis, et une troisième fois repris par les bâtimens du roi ou armés en course, deviendra la propriété du dernier preneur.

Life lesson: Captured, recaptured, then captured again — the third-time captor keeps it, period.
Notes: Triple-capture rule: vessel taken → retaken by enemy → retaken again by Haitian forces = property of last captor. Final capture prevails regardless of original ownership.
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