Commandeur Biaise is one of the few named enslaved individuals preserved in the earliest written account of the august-1791-uprising.
dalmas-bois-caiman-extraction identifies him as the commandeur of La Gossette, a Galliffet habitation on the northern-plain, and as a participant in the initial conspiracy that preceded the uprising's outbreak. His name appears in dalmas-bois-caiman-extraction alongside the assassination of the estate manager Mossut — one of the first violent acts Dalmas locate...
TimelineAcross the historical record.
- 1791-08-14
Morne Rouge Assembly
rouge-assembly — the planning meeting at which commandeurs and other enslaved delegates coordinated the uprising
- 1791-08-14
Bois Caïman Ceremony
caïman-ceremony — the organizing ceremony whose oath the violence at La Gossette enacted
- 1791-08-22
August 1791 Uprising
1791-uprising — the wider uprising whose opening phase Biaise participated in