Benoît Batraville

haiti, cacos, resistance, us occupation, martyr

Born Jan 01, 1877

Mirebalais, Haiti

Passed Away May 20, 1920 Mirebalais, Haiti

Lifespan 43 years old

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"Until the last foreign soldier leaves our land, the Cacos sword will not be sheathed."

Archival Overview

Cacos guerrilla supreme commander who succeeded Charlemagne Péralte in leading resistance against the United States occupation.

Biographical Record

Benoît Batraville was a fierce Haitian patriot and military leader who assumed command of the Cacos resistance following the assassination of Charlemagne Péralte in late 1919.

Operating in the rugged Central Plateau, Batraville reorganized guerrilla units, ambushed American military patrols, and mounted a daring assault on Port-au-Prince in January 1920.

He fought courageously until being surrounded and killed by US Marine forces near Lascahobas in May 1920, honored alongside Péralte as a supreme martyr of Haitian national anti-imperialism.

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Final Resting Place

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Mirebalais Cemetery
Mirebalais, Haiti

                         GPS: 18.8333, -72.1000                    

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