Siege of Santo Domingo (1808)
| Siege of Santo Domingo | |||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom
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 France
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Gen. Juan Sánchez RamírezCapt. Tomas Ramirez Carvajal Antonio Sosa Vicente MercedesManuel Carvajal Comm. Hugh Lyle Carmichael
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Gen. Louis Ferrand Gen. Dubarquier |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 1700 regulars and militia 300 Puerto Rican tercios 6 frigates |
2600 regulars | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||
The war for Spanish reestablishment in Santo Domingo, better known as the Reconquista, was fought between November 7, 1808 and July 9, 1809. In 1808, following Napoleon's invasion of Spain, the criollos of Santo Domingo revolted against French rule and their struggle culminated in 1809 with a return to the Spanish colonial rule for a period commonly termed España Boba.
The first battle took place in Palo Hincado on November 7, 1808, when Gen. Juan Sánchez Ramírez, leading an army of local and Puerto Rican soldiers, attacked by surprise a garrison of the French Army under the command of Governor Marie-Louis Ferrand, who committed suicide later after. Gen. Dubarquier heard the news and garrisoned 2000 soldiers in Santo Domingo.
The Siege of Santo Domingo of 1808, was the second and final major battle and was fought between November 7, 1808 and July 11, 1809 at Santo Domingo, Colony of Santo Domingo. A force of Dominican and Puerto-Rican of 1850 troops led by Gen. Juan Sánchez Ramírez, with a naval blockaded by British Commander Hugh Lyle Carmichael, besieged and captured the city of Santo Domingo after an 8 months garrisoning of 2000 troops of the French Army led by General Dubarquier.
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