Grand Boucan was a bossale band chief who served under Petit-Noël Prieur's command at Rivière Salée during the critical period of 1802, when African-born commanders sustained independent resistance against the French expeditionary force while the Creole generals — Dessalines, Christophe, and Pétion — were fighting under Leclerc's command.
He is one of three lieutenants named by Madiou as commanders of "rare intrepidity" in Petit-Noël's resistance headquarters, alongside cagnet and labruni.
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Thomas MadiouHistoire d'Haïti1847
Jean CasimirThe Haitians: A Decolonial History2020