General Moïse advocated outright expulsion of the French from Saint-Domingue

Evidence

“The French in this land are no good, and they are the only ones in our way,” General Moïse had explained to his white secretary in the wake of Hédouville’s expulsion in 1798. “If it were in my power, I would soon be rid of them,” he continued, adding that “you have to finish what you start.” — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 873

Categorization

• XREF: Moïse’s radicalism sets him as the counterpoint to Louverture’s moderation, foreshadowing the coming split that weakens the revolution from within.