Conflict: | Battle of Fort Cachimán |
Partof: | the Dominican War of Independence |
Date: | 6 December 1844 |
Place: | Fort Cachimán, Haiti |
Result: | Dominican victory |
Combatant1: | Dominican Republic |
Combatant2: | Haiti |
Commander1: | Gen. Antonio Duvergé Gen. Juan Contreras |
Commander2: | Unknown |
Strength1: | Unknown |
Strength2: | 2,000+ |
Casualties1: | Unknown |
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.[1]