Jean-Louis Ferrand | |
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| Governor of Santo Domingo | |
| In office 1803 – November 7, 1808 | |
| Preceded by | Antoine Nicolas Kerverseau |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-David de Barquier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1758 Besançon, France |
| Died | November 7, 1808 (aged 49) El Seibo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo |
| Awards | Legion of Honor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1770s–1808 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
Jean-Louis Ferrand (December 13, 1758 – November 7, 1808) was a French Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Santo Domingo from 1803 to 1808. Seeing action during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars in the French Army, he joined the Saint-Domingue expedition which unsuccessfully attempted to restore French rule and slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue. Unwilling to capitulate to the Indigenous Army, Ferrand retreated into the neighboring Captaincy General of Santo Domingo and began serving as its governor, successfully resisting a Haitian invasion in 1805. By 1808, the Peninsular War resulted in the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo, and Ferrand committed suicide during the Battle of Palo Hincado, bringing an end to French rule in the colony.