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General Hyacinthe Moyse, the adopted nephew of Toussaint Louverture, was born in present day Haiti during the second half of the 1700s.

General Moyse fought along side his uncle, Toussaint, for many years but did not share the same ideas about how to make change in Haiti. In fact, General Moyse had not been in agreeance with many of Toussaint's rules since he took control after the Haitian Rebellion. Furthermore, Moyse was not always obedient to his uncle's orders. One particular policy that General Moyse was opposed to was one that proposed a new relationship between white planters and former slaves. General Moyse wanted to divide the plantations and rid Saint Domingo of forced labor plantation work. In response, in September 1801, Moyse led a rebellion against Toussaint. There is speculation as to whether this was formally planned by General Moyse or if the former slaves were inspired by General Moyse's unacceptance of Toussaint's policy. Many of the former slave laborers viewed Moyse as a general for the people due to his position in contrast to Toussaint's governing. Orders were given by Toussaint to stop the rebellion where former slaves rebelled against white planters and those who supported what they viewed as a pro-white government. Despite General Moyse's opposition to Toussaint's rules and policies, Toussaint arranged for General Moyse to legally be his successor.