Battle of Sabana Larga explained

Conflict:Battle of Sabana Larga
Partof:the Dominican War of Independence
Date:24 January 1856
Place:Sabana Larga, near Dajabón
Result:Dominican victory
Combatant1: Dominican Republic
Commander1: Juan Luis Franco Bidó
Gaspar Polanco
Pedro Florentino
Lucas de Peña
Eusebio Puello
Commander2: Faustin I of Haiti
Gen. Cayemite
Gen. Prophete
Strength1:6,500–8,000
Strength2:8,000–22,000
Casualties1:236 killed
Casualties2:1,000+ killed[1]
Hundreds of prisoners
2 artillery pieces captured

The Battle of Sabana Larga (Spanish; Castilian: Batalla de Sabana Larga) was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence. It was fought on 24 January 1856 in Sabana Larga, Dajabón. A force of 8,000 Dominican troops of the northern army, led by General Juan Luis Franco Bidó, defeated a numerically larger force of 22,000 troops of the Haitian Army under Emperor Faustin I. Another part of the Haitian army was entrenched in Jácuba near Puerto Plata, but were defeated by Florentino and General Peter Lucas Peña.

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  1. Web site: La batalla de Sabana Larga . es.