Pierre Labatut, also known as Pedro Labatut (1776 – 1849) was a French general who fought in the Brazilian War of Independence.

Biography

Labatut served in

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during the

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. Then he came to

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and fought in

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against the royalists in Santa Marta, alongside Simón Bolívar. He also traveled to the

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and then to

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. Labatut came to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, where in

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he was hired and accepted the service offered by the Prince Regent Pedro on July 3, 1822. He was given the rank of brigadier general, because of the shortage of officers in the newly organized army. He organized the Army called ''Peacemaker'', (name probably suggested by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and

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). He traveled with his troops to

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

, the squadron was commanded by Division Chief Rodrigo de Lamare, consisting of a frigate, two corvettes and two brigs, with the mission to face the Portuguese general

Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo (1775 – 1833) was a Portuguese military officer. He served in the office of Governor of Arms, and led Portuguese troops based in Salvador in fighting the War of Independence of Brazil in that province until his ...

. He entrenched his forces in defiance of the Regent. He defeated the Portuguese in the

Battle of Pirajá The Battle of Pirajá ( pt, Batalha de Pirajá) was a battle fought as part of the Independence of Bahia and more broadly, as part of the War of Independence of Brazil. It was fought in Pirajá, now a neighborhood of the city of Salvador, Bahi ...

. He fought in the

Ragamuffin War The Ragamuffin War (Portuguese: ''Guerra dos Farrapos'' or ''Revolução Farroupilha'') was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the province (current state) of Rio Grande do Sul in 1835. The rebels were led by generals Bento ...

against

David Canabarro David José Martins, known as David Canabarro (born 22 August 1796, Taquari - died 1867, Santana do Livramento) was a Brazilian general. Biography Canabarro was born to José Martins Coelho (from Porto Alegre) and Mariana de Jesus Ignacia (fr ...

. His battalion arrived in

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, but was wiped out in September 1840. Pierre Labatut received the title of Marechal-de-campo. He left active service in 1842 and died in the ancient streets of Salvador Barris. The town renamed the street Labatut General.

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1776 births 1849 deaths French soldiers Brazilian generals History of Bahia {{France-mil-bio-stub