Battle of Santiago | |||||||
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Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dominican Republic | Haiti | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gen. José María Imbert Col. Pedro Eugenio Pelletier |
Gen. Jean-Louis Pierrot Gen. St.-Louis |
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Strength | |||||||
400 infantry 100 cavalry 3 artillery pieces 3 forts |
10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
0–4 | 715 |
The Battle of Santiago (Battle of March 30), was the second major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on March 30, 1844, at Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province. Although outnumbered, Dominican troops, part of the Army of The North and led by General José María Imbert, defeated Haitian Army troops led by General Jean-Louis Pierrot.