Siege of Port-au-Prince (1803) explained

Conflict:Siege of Port-au-Prince
Partof:the Haitian Revolution
Place:Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Result:Haitian victory
Combatant1: France
Combatant2:23px|border Haitian Rebels
Commander1: Jean-Pierre Marie Lavalette du Verdier
Commander2:23px|border Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Strength1:1,000 men
Strength2:22,000 men
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:Unknown

The siege of Port-au-Prince was an engagement that took place during the Haitian Revolution.

Siege

In October, the rebel army commanded by General Dessalines, a force of 22,000 men, laid siege to the city of Port-au-Prince. After a month of siege and several attacks, the French troops commanded by Lavalette evacuate the place and retreat to the Cap-Français.

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