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General Francois Capois, Capoix-la-Mort, and the Battle Of Vertieres
November 18, 2012 10:24 AM
In the Battle of Vertieres near Cap-Haitian which is considered to be the decisive battle that eventually earned Haiti its independence, General Francois Capois, Capoix-la-Mort, occupied a key position in it.
Historians tell us that on November 18th, 1803, the leader of the Haitian rebels Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered Capois lamort Brigade to take Fort Vertières, Capois raised several unsuccessful attempts until
Capoix, mounted on his great horse, led his brigade forward despite storms of bullets from the forts.
As he is approaching Charrier, his horse was hit by a cannon and fell.
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However, Capois picked himself up, took his sword, stood up and ran again to the head of his soldiers shouting always "Forward! Forward".
As Rochambeau was watching from the rampart of Vertières, he ordered a sudden cease-fire.
A French staff officer mounted his horse and rode toward th