French troops massacred the women, children, elderly, and sick left behind in insurgent camps.

Evidence

There were victories in the south as well. In early January Polverel sent a new expedition against the “kingdom of the Platons.” The insurgents fought back once again, setting up ambushes against the approaching troops. They were short on ammunition, however, and as the columns approached, Armand and Martial decided to evacuate their camps for higher ground. Several hundred residents in the camp, “mostly women, children, the aged and the sick,” stayed behind, as had been the case at Gallifet in late 1791. They were too tired or weak to run, and perhaps ready to go back to the plantations. They weren’t given the chance. The attacking troops massacred everyone they found at Platons and destroyed the insurgent town. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 512