French disarmament backfired by provoking uprisings and troop defections.

Evidence

The disarmament process, meant to destroy the population’s capacity to defend itself, backfired. It incited uprisings in several parts of the colony, including Port-de-Paix and the island of Tortuga, and helped to propel a series of defections among the colonial troops in the north. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 999

Categorization

• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 999
• XREF: connects to: The French lost their capacity to intimidate the Haitian insurgent population.; French brutality pushed loyal black troops into defection. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 1001; Napoleon’s actions triggered a widespread Spanish revolt against French rule. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1590 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• French brutality pushed loyal black troops into defection. #corroborates (0.85) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 1001
• F.L.N. propaganda caused mass defections within French-native army units #corroborates (0.65)
• The French army’s heavy-handed countermeasures alienated even sympathetic observers #expands (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 346
• Winning militarily while losing politically doomed the French army in Algeria #expands (0.50)
• Napoleon’s actions triggered a widespread Spanish revolt against French rule. #contradicts (0.40) — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1590