Battle of Cambronal
1855 battle of the Dominican War of Independence
| Battle of Cambronal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
 Map of the Hispaniola (1873) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dominican Republic |  Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Francisco Sosa | Pierre Rivere Garat † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 400 militia | 6,000 regulars | ||||||
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Dominican War of Independence
- 1844
- Fuente del Rodeo
- Cabeza de Las Marías
- Azua
- Santiago
- El Memiso
- Tortuguero
- Fort Cachimán
- 1845
- Estrelleta
- Beler
- 1849
- 1855
- Santomé
- Cambronal
- 1856
The Battle of Cambronal (Spanish: Batalla de Cambronal) was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 22 December 1855, in Cambronal, near Neiba. A detachment of Dominican troops forming part of the Army of the South, led by General Francisco Sosa, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by General Pierre Rivere Garat.[1]
Notes
- ^ Matibag 2003, p. 118.
References
- Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer.
