Battle of El Memiso explained

Conflict:Battle of El Memiso
Partof:the Dominican War of Independence
Date:13 April 1844
Place:El Memiso, Dominican Republic
Result:Dominican victory
Combatant1: Dominican Republic
Combatant2: Haiti
Commander1: Gen. Antonio Duvergé
Gen. Felipe Alfau
Commander2: Col. Pierre Paul
Col. Auguste Brouard

The Battle of El Memiso (Spanish: Batalla del Memiso) was the third major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 13 April 1844, at El Memiso, Azua Province. 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 led by Col. Pierre Paul.

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