Marie-Charles du Chilleau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French colonial administrator (1734-1794)
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Place of Birth: Vasles, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Marie-Charles du Chilleau
- Marie-Charles du Chilleau d'Airvault (4 September 1734 - 31 March 1794, Rochefort) was a French general and colonial administrator.
- He rose to be maréchal de camp and served as governor of Dominica and then of Saint-Domingue until being dismissed in 1789 for opposing the ban on import of foreign flour.
- He was arrested in the reign of Terror and died in prison.
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