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Philippe François Rouxel de Blanchelande

French general

b. 1735 CE – d. 1793 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Philippe (or Philibert) François Rouxel, viscount de Blanchelande (born in Dijon February 21, 1735 - guillotined in Paris April 15, 1793) is a French general.

He is serving as Governor of Saint-Domingue at the start of the Haitian Revolution.

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Moran, J. (2017). Philippe François Rouxel de Blanchelande. History Atlas. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/philippe-francois-rouxel-de-blanchelande/

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