After the death of André Rigaud on September 18th 1811, who ruled the department from November 3rd 1810, for a limited time, Jérôme Maximilien Borgella succeeded him as President of the council of the Department of the South (21 Sep 1811 – 20 Mar 1812). He was elected by the departmental assembly as General-in-Chief of the Army of the South and as President of the council. General Borgella then gave in his adherence to Président of the Republic of Haiti (South of Haiti), Alexandre Pétion (1807-1818), consequently, there was a re-incorporation of the Department of the South to the rest of the Republic.
Président Jean-Pierre Boyer, who was president of a reunited Haiti in 1820 (1818-1843) and also annexed the newly independent Spanish Haiti (Santo Domingo), gave him important tasks and instructions. General Borgella will be loyal to him til his death on March 30 1844, in the city of Port-au-Prince.
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Source: Wikipedia / Stella:Novel of the Haitian Revolution / Worldstatemen.org
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Pure mulatto, son of a rich planter and a black woman. He was educated in Bordeaux. but was always inclined towards the army. –
Narrow-minded, he never succeeded either in stifling the feelings of prejudice against black Haitians, whom he did not forgive, or against the whites for having the same feeling towards him and towards his social class based off his race. –
About him Madiou said: “He was very dark with crinkly hair. He always wore a wig of smooth hair.” Perhaps, it is true, the smooth-haired wig was connected with his immoderate love of pleasure.
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By 1796, “Rigaud was virtually dictator” in the south. No black soldiers rose above the rank of captain in his army.
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Increasingly, Rigaud became jealous of Toussaint’s successes and recognition. Seemingly unable to stop himself, he began turning every victory into defeat. After badly losing a final virulent set of conflicts beginning with ‘the war of the knife’. Rigaud was ordered back to France. –
After a 5 months siege of Jacmel, Petion fled at night but some of his soldiers were caught and killed.
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Later that year, in July 1800, Rigaud fled the island and tried to go to France, when more problems were awaiting him… .
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