Conflict: | Battle of Santiago |
Partof: | the Dominican War of Independence |
Date: | 30 March 1844 |
Place: | Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province |
Result: | Dominican victory |
Combatant1: | Dominican Republic |
Combatant2: | Haiti |
Commander1: | Gen. José María Imbert Col. Pedro Eugenio Pelletier |
Commander2: | Gen. Jean-Louis Pierrot Gen. St.-Louis |
Strength1: | 400 infantry 100 cavalry 3 cannons 3 forts |
Strength2: | 10,000 Infantry units |
Casualties1: | 1 wounded |
Casualties2: | 600–715 killed |
The Battle of Santiago was the second major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 30 March 1844, at Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province. Although outnumbered, Dominican troops, part of the Army of The North and led by General José María Imbert, defeated Haitian Army troops led by General Jean-Louis Pierrot.[1]