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Duvalle (fl. 1795) was a Garifuna chief who commanded troops on the leeward side of Saint Vincent after the death of his brother Joseph Chatoyer in the anti-British rebellion of 1795-1796.
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- O holy night featuring duvalle henry
- Chief Joseph Chatoyer and Duvalle Garifuna resistance in Yurumein
- Legacy
- References
He succeeded Chief Joseph Chatoyer as leader of the Black Caribs/Garifunas of St. Vincent resisting British takeover of the island after Chatoyer was killed on March 14, 1795. While some Caribs fought alongside the British, Duvalle made an alliance with the French.
His camp was taken by British forces and Duvalle capitulated in October 1796 when the rebellion was crushed and his people deported to Baliceaux.
"Chief Joseph Chatoyer" and "Duvalle" Garifuna resistance in Yurumein
Legacy
In Garifuna memory Chiefs Chatoyer and Duvalle, in an effort to maintain their stronghold in St. Vincent as the only non-enslaved group of Black people in the colonial Americas or their time, first fought off the French, then the British, then became allies with the French against the British, only to be betrayed by the French and deported by the British from St. Vincent to Central America.