Battle of Fort Cachimán
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| Battle of Fort Cachimán | |||||||
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| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Dominican Republic |
 Haiti | ||||||
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Gen. Antonio Duvergé Gen. Juan Contreras |
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 2,000+ | ||||||
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| Unknown |
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The Battle of Fort Cachimán took place during the Dominican War of Independence on 6 December 1844 at the border close to Elías Piña. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Antonio Duvergé, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army and captured the Haitian fort.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rodríguez, La marina, 42
- ^ Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer. p. 114. ISBN 9781403973801.
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