Jérôme-Maximilien Borgella
Jérôme-Maximilien Borgella | |
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Portrait of Jérôme-Maximilien Borgella in Beaubrun Ardouin's work Ètudes sir l'histoire d'Haïti, 1853 | |
| Born | June 5, 1773 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Died | March 30, 1844 (aged 70) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Allegiance | France Haiti |
| Branch | French Army Haitian Army |
| Years of service | 1789-1843 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Haitian Revolution |
Jérôme-Maximilien Borgella (June 5, 1773 – March 30, 1844) is a Haitian general and politician. A veteran from the Haitian Revolution, he held prominent positions during the respective administrations of Alexandre Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer. During the latter's administration, who had oversaw a military occupation in eastern Hispaniola, he maintained neutral support for the regime, which came to an end in 1844, the year of Borgella's death.