Battle of Las Carreras
| Battle of Las Carreras | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Dominican Republic |
 Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Pedro Santana Gen. Antonio Duvergé |
Faustin Soulouque | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 800 militia[1] |
10,000 regulars 7 artillery pieces | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| minimal |
500+ killed[a] 7 artillery pieces captured | ||||||
The Battle of Las Carreras, was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 21-22 April 1849, nearby Baní, Peravia Province. A force of 800 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Pedro Santana, defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by Faustin Soulouque.[3]
Battle
The battle opened with a cannon barrage and devolved into hand-to-hand combat.[1] As the remnants of the Haitian army retreated along the southern coastal road, they were under fire from a small Dominican squadron.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Scheina 2003.
- ^ Clodfelter 2017, p. 302.
- ^ Multiple Authors 2013.
Bibliography
- Clodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015 (4th ed.). McFarland.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars. Potomac Books.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Authors, Multiple (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd.
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