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Battle of Azua

Battle of March 19
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Date March 19, 1844
Location Azua de Compostela, Azua 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
Flag of the Dominican Republic (up to 1844).svg José del Carmen García
Flag of the Dominican Republic (up to 1844).svg Francisco Soñé
Haiti Gen. Charles Rivière-Hérard
Haiti Gen. Souffrand
Strength
2,200 regulars and militia
2 artillery pieces
10,000 regulars
Casualties and losses
None ~300 killed or wounded

The Battle of Azua (Battle of March 19), was the first major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on March 19, 1844, at Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of some 2,200 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 General Souffrand.


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