| Conflict: | Battle of March 19 |
| Partof: | the Dominican War of Independence |
| Date: | 19 March 1844 |
| Place: | Azua de Compostela, Azua Province |
| Result: | Dominican victory |
| Combatant1: | Dominican Republic |
| Combatant2: |  Haiti |
| Commander1: | Gen. Pedro Santana Gen. Antonio Duvergé |
| Commander2: | Gen. Charles Rivière-Hérard Gen. Souffrand |
| Strength1: | 2,200 regulars 2 artillery pieces |
| Strength2: | 10,000 regulars |
| Casualties1: | 2 killed, 3 wounded[1] |
| Casualties2: | 1,000 killed |
The Battle of Azua (Spanish: Batalla de Azua) was the first major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 19 March 1844, at Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of some 2,200 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Pedro Santana and General Antonio Duvergé defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Souffrand.[2]