French brutality pushed loyal black troops into defection.

Evidence

Naturally, French brutality ultimately made the decision to change sides easier for those who had remained loyal. Fearing the worst, the French helped bring it about by acting the part of an army bent on destruction. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 1001

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the reversal dynamic of regime terror provoking resistance seen across the revolution arc; a hinge point for Dessalines’s later defection. — connects to: French atrocity toward slaves drove fence-sitters into the insurgent camps; Former slave insurgents entered Le Cap and repelled Galbaud’s troops.; French disarmament backfired by provoking uprisings and troop defections. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 999 (+10 more)
• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 1001

Broader Connections

• French indiscriminate killing drove slaves toward the insurgent camps #expands (0.85)
• French racial atrocities drove the colored elite to join the rebel army #corroborates (0.70)