Battle of Beler | |||||||
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Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dominican Republic | Haiti | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gen. Francisco Antonio Salcedo Lt. José María Imbert Adm. Juan Bautista Cambiaso |
Gen. Jean-Louis Pierrot |
The Battle of Beler, was one of the major battles of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on November 27, 1845 at the Beler savanna, Monte Cristi Province. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the North, led by General Francisco Antonio Salcedo, defeated a force of the Haitian Army led by General Jean-Louis Pierrot, while 3 Dominican schooners led by Admiral Juan Bautista Cambiaso, blockaded the port of Cap-Haïtien to prevent sea reinforcements of the near sited land battle.