Battle of El Número
18°27′36″N 70°44′24″W / 18.46000°N 70.74000°W
| Battle of El Número | |||||||
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| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
 Map of Hispaniola (1859) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dominican Republic |
 Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Francisco Domínguez Gen. Antonio Duvergé |
Faustin Soulouque Gen. Jean Francois Jeannot | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 riflemen | 10,000 regulars[1] | ||||||
The Battle of El Número (Spanish: Batalla del Número) was a battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 17 April 1849, nearby Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of 300 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Francisco Domínguez and General Antonio Duvergé defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Jean Francois Jeannot.
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars. Potomac Books.
- Authors, Multiple (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 9781782741251.