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Battle of Saint-Raphaël
Part of the Haitian Revolution
Date20–21 March 1794
Location
Saint-Raphaël, Haiti
Result French victory
Belligerents
France Spain
Commanders and leaders
Toussaint Louverture Jean-François Papillon
Strength
4,800 men Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 200 deaths
50 wounded

The Battle of Saint-Raphaël took place during the Haitian Revolution.[1]

Battle

Toussaint, pushed back to Saint-Marc, turned to Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Michel occupied by the forces of Jean-François. After two days of fighting, the two towns were taken over by the crushed Republicans and Spaniards.[2]

From Saint-Michel, on October 21st, Toussaint writes to Lavaux:

I hasten to tell you about the success of my expedition on Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Michel. The successes would have been more complete, if I could have taken all the Spaniards from these two places; but the night has favored them in their retreat. Nevertheless, I took two officers and about fifty soldiers, both wounded and well. I had in my people, many wounded and killed.

The Spaniards were forced to abandon many weapons, their artillery and ammunition. I have not yet taken a note of what I took from them, having not had the time: I will take care of it and I will send you a detail not the next mail. I'm going back to Saint-Raphaël to have the war paraphernalia charmed and put in a safe place.
As we would need a lot of ammunition and troops to guard these two boroughs, and that these troops are more necessary to us elsewhere, I am going to pass in the French part the horses and the cattle with horns. This operation done, I will shave the two boroughs, as well as the huts outside, so that the enemy can not make any attempt and to keep it away from us.
I wish you good health.
Hello in the homeland and its successes.

P.S.: Having stormed the trench or advanced of Saint-Raphaël, I slaughtered nearly ninety Spaniards with my cavalry, finally all those who did not want to surrender.[3]

Bibliography

  • Thomas Madiou (1847). Histoire d'Haïti, Tome I (in French).
  • Victor Schœlcher (1982) [1889]. Vie de Toussaint Louverture (in French). Éditions Karthala.
  • Madison Smartt Bell (2007). Toussaint Louverture. Actes Sud.

Notes

  1. ^ Bell 2007, p. 143.
  2. ^ Madiou 1847, p. 199.
  3. ^ Schœlcher 1889, p. 108.
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