Battle of Las Carreras

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Battle of Las Carreras
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
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Pedro Santana
Date21-22 April 1849
Location
Nearby Baní, Peravia Province
Result Decisive Dominican victory
Belligerents
Flag of the Dominican Republic (up to 1844).svg Dominican Republic Haiti Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Dominican Republic (up to 1844).svg Gen. Pedro Santana
Flag of the Dominican Republic (up to 1844).svg Gen. Antonio Duvergé		 Haiti 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 lead by General Antonio Duvergé .[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[]

  1. ^ Over 500 Haitians were killed in the battles of El Número and Las Carreras.[2]
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Scheina 2003.
  2. ^ Clodfelter 2017, p. 302.
  3. ^ Multiple Authors 2013.

Bibliography[]

  • Clodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015 (4th ed.). McFarland.
  • Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars. Potomac Books.
  • Authors, Multiple (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 9781782741251.

Coordinates: 18°17′24″N 70°19′48″W / 18.29000°N 70.33000°W / 18.29000; -70.33000

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