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1920-May

1920-May: Benoît Batraville is killed in combat, ending the primary phase of armed guerrilla resistance against the United States marines.

1920-May: Benoît Batraville is killed in combat, ending the primary phase of armed guerrilla resistance against the United States marines. His personal notes revealed that he viewed the peasant struggle through a religious lens, seeking spiritual protection for his fighters.

Source  ·  p. 149 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 149