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Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo

Siege of Santo Domingo
Part of the Napoleonic Wars
Date 7 November 1808 – 9 July 1809
Location Colony of Santo Domingo
Result Spanish and British victory
Belligerents

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Colony of Santo Domingo

 United Kingdom
 France
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Gen. Juan Sánchez Ramírez
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svgCapt. Tomas Ramirez Carvajal
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Antonio Sosa
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Vicente Mercedes
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svgManuel Carvajal
United Kingdom Comm. Hugh Lyle Carmichael
France Gen. Louis Ferrand
France Gen. Dubarquier
Strength
1700 regulars and militia
300 Puerto Rican tercios
6 frigates
2600 regulars
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Colony of Santo Domingo

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 struggled 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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