Conflict: | Battle of Saint-Raphaël |
Partof: | the Haitian Revolution and the War of the First Coalition |
Date: | 20–21 March 1794 |
Place: | Saint-Raphaël, Haiti |
Result: | French victory |
Combatant1: | France |
Combatant2: | Spain |
Commander1: | Toussaint Louverture |
Commander2: | Jean-François Papillon |
Strength1: | 4,800 men |
Strength2: | Unknown |
Casualties1: | Unknown |
Casualties2: | 200 deaths 50 wounded |
The Battle of Saint-Raphaël took place during the Haitian Revolution.
Toussaint, pushed back to Saint-Marc, turned to Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Michel occupied by the forces of Jean-François. After two days of fighting, the two towns were taken over by the crushed Republicans and Spaniards.
From Saint-Michel, on October 21, Toussaint writes to Lavaux: