Battle of Cambronal

Battle of Cambronal
Part of the Dominican–Haitian Wars
Date 22 December 1855 Location Cambronal, nearby Neiba Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Empire of Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Sosa	Pierre Rivere Garat †
Strength
400 militia	6,000 regulars

The Battle of Cambronal was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 22 December 1855, in Cambronal, near Neiba. A detachment of Dominican troops forming part of the Army of the South, led by General Francisco Sosa, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by General Pierre Rivere Garat.^[1]

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• Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer.