Battle of Santomé explained

Conflict:Battle of Santomé
Partof:the Dominican War of Independence
Date:22 December 1855; 168 years ago
Place:Savannah of Santomé, San Juan Province
Result:Dominican victory
Combatant1: Dominican Republic
Commander1: José María Cabral
Commander2: Antoine Pierrot
Strength1:4,500
Strength2:12,000
Casualties1:moderate
Casualties2:695 killed, many wounded

The Battle of Santomé (Spanish; Castilian: Batalla de Santomé) was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 22 December 1855, in the province of San Juan. A detachment of Dominican troops forming part of the Army of the South, led by General José María Cabral, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by Antoine Pierrot. Almost 700 Haitian soldiers perished in the battle, and the rest, many of them wounded, were forced to retreat, being pushed back as far as the Fortress of Cachimán and subsequently beyond the border. The Haitians met defeat on the same day at the Battle of Cambronal.

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