Battle of El Número

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Battle of El Número
Part of the Dominican War of Independence

Map of Hispaniola (1859)
Date17 April 1849
Location
Nearby Azua de Compostela, Azua Province
Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
 Dominican Republic  Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Dominican Republic Gen. Francisco Domínguez
Dominican Republic Gen. Antonio Duvergé		 Republic of Haiti (1820–1849) Faustin Soulouque
Republic of Haiti (1820–1849) Gen. Jean Francois Jeannot
Strength
300 riflemen 10,000 regulars[1]

The Battle of El Número (Spanish: Batalla del Número) was a battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 17 April 1849, nearby Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of 300 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Francisco Domínguez and General Antonio Duvergé defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Jean Francois Jeannot.

References

  1. ^ Authors 2013.

Bibliography

  • Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars. Potomac Books.
  • Authors, Multiple (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 9781782741251.