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Late 1802

Late 1802: Colonel Sans Souci is assassinated at the Grand Pré plantation after falling into a trap set by Henry Christophe.

Late 1802: Colonel Sans Souci is assassinated at the Grand Pré plantation after falling into a trap set by Henry Christophe. His death effectively silenced a major rival to the high-ranking revolutionary generals.

Source Trouillot, Silencing the Past, 43; Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 30