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What role did General Jean-Baptiste Brunet play in the arrest of Toussaint Louverture?
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Toussaint Louverture
A formerly enslaved person who became the leading figure of the Haitian Revolution, Toussaint Louverture helped lay the foundation for Haiti's independence.
General Jean-Baptiste Brunet played a central role in the betrayal and arrest of Toussaint Louverture. Following Louverture's retirement in May 1802, Brunet invited him to a parley under false pretenses in June 1802.1
Acting under the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte and with the cooperation of General Charles Leclerc, Brunet seized Louverture at his home. This act of treachery led to Louverture's deportation to France, where he was imprisoned in Fort-de-Joux and eventually died in April 1803. The arrest was a calculated move by French authorities to eliminate the leader of the Haitian Revolution and reassert colonial control.12