Historedia
Person

Étienne Polverel

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1794

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Étienne Polverel, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. British Capture of Port-au-Prince

    1794

    Role: French colonial commissioner who renamed the city Port-Républicain in 1793

    1. 4 June 1794 · Port-au-Prince (Port-Républicain), Saint-DomingueBritish Capture of Port-au-Prince

      British troops captured Port-au-Prince, then called Port-Républicain, on 4 June 1794, after the Battle of Port-Républicain.

Sources

  1. Port-au-Prince Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27