Benoît Batraville, nicknamed "Ti-Benwa" (1877 – 1920), was a Haitian teacher and resistance fighter against the American occupation, executed by the US Marines.
Haitian historian Roger Gaillard attributes these characteristics to him: "of average height and musculature, reddish complexion, straight hair, brown and peaceful eyes, always correct in dress and behavior.
A practicing vodouisant, like other Caco chiefs, he often wore a red badge symbolizing Ogoun, warrior god of Vodou.
He decided to transfer the center of the resistance to the far south of the country in order to attack the capital Port-au-Prince.
[3][4] May 20, 1920, at Barrière Roche, near Lascahobas, Benoit Batraville was killed after local peasants were interrogated into revealing his refuge.