Battle of Saint-Raphaël explained

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.

Battle

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:

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