| Conflict: | Battle of Jura |
| Place: | Jura River, Azua Province, Dominican Republic |
| Partof: | the Dominican Restoration War |
| Result: | Spanish victory
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| Combatant1: |  Kingdom of Spain |
| Combatant2: |  Dominican Republic |
| Strength1: | Unknown |
| Strength2: | 1,000 soldiers 2 pieces of artillery |
| Casualties1: | Unknown |
| Casualties2: | 2 pieces of artillery captured |
| Date: | October 1, 1863 |
| Commander1: | Eusebio Puello |
| Commander2: | José Durán Manuel Chanlatte |
The Battle of Jura was a military confrontation of the Dominican Restoration War that took place on October 1, 1863, during the reign of Isabella II of Spain in which the Spanish royal army commanded Eusebio Puello, faced the troops of the Dominican Army under the command of General José Durán.
Despite the Spanish victory, Governor Felipe Rivero, ordered that Azua be evacuated due to the uprising of San Cristóbal, this caused the city to be cut off from Santo Domingo and left it surrounded by Dominican forces.
On October 1, 1863, more than 1,000 Dominican rebels attacked and marched towards Azua with 2 pieces of artillery, but General Eusebio Puello met them and finding them on the other side of the Jura River, a league and a half from that point, although with fewer forces (partly with soldiers sent from San Felipe de Puerto Plata by Lieutenant General José de la Gándara), he managed to repel General Durán's troops, and managed to seize the 2 pieces of artillery guarded by Manuel Chanlatte, all the ammunition and several prisoners.[1] [2]
On October 6, the revolutionaries took Baní and on the next day, San Cristóbal would revolt, causing Azua to be detached from Santo Domingo. Due to this, Lieutenant General Felipe Rivero y Lemoine would order General Puello to evacuate Azua, also adding the news that there was an independence conspiracy in the city of Santo Domingo. Like General Puello, Lieutenant General José de la Gándara and the Marquis of Las Carreras, Lieutenant General Pedro Santana were summoned to Santo Domingo.[3] On October 9, 1863, Spanish troops and loyalist families evacuated from Azua in three ships to Santo Domingo. That same day, Azua was captured by General Pedro Florentino.
The action of Lieutenant General Rivero to evacuate the city prevented General Florentino from finishing off the Spanish troops and Lieutenant General De la Gándara would say in his book, Annexation and War of Santo Domingo, that:[4]
Eusebio Puello would later be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal of the Royal Armies for his performance in the battle, and Lieutenant General Rivero awarded him the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabel la Católica for his merits on the Jura River and his operations in Baní.