About Antoine de Béthencourt
Lived 1759 – 1801 (aged 41). Antoine de Béthencourt was a French military officer.
Antoine de Béthencourt (29 October 1759 - 6 August 1801) was a Portuguese general in French service during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Life Born in Santa Cruz, Madeira, he became a cadet in the infantry company of the Présidio of Madeira in 1772, rising to captain eight years later. He moved to France in 1780 He died at Pointe-à-Pitre on the island and the process of appointing his successor led to the 1801 revolt by Magloire Pélage, Louis Delgrès and their companions, which ended in the resumption of slavery on the island.
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French general (1759–1801)
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Antoine de Béthencourt was born on 29 October 1759 in Santa Cruz.
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Antoine de Béthencourt died on 6 August 1801 in Pointe-à-Pitre.
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Antoine de Béthencourt was a military officer.
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Antoine de Béthencourt was French.
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