Dédée Bazile dating history

Dédée Bazile is a member of the following lists: Women in 19th-century warfare, Haitian rebel slaves and People from Nord Department (Haiti).

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Dédée Bazile (c. – c.), also known as Défilée or Défilée-la-folle (Défilée the Madwoman), was a Haitian revolutionary and vivandière, known for gathering the remains of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines for burial. Born in Cap-Francais, she had six children as a result of rape by her enslaver. In 1796, during the Haitian Revolution, Bazile joined the Indigenous Army as a vivandière, marching with the soldiers and selling provisions. Historical accounts claim she exhibited madness, usually attributed to the killing of her parents, brothers, or sons by French forces, although the characterization has been contested.