Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías

The Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías and Las Hicoteas (Spanish: Batalla de Cabeza de Las Marías y Las Hicoteas) were the first military engagements of the Dominican War of Independence and were fought between the 13 and 18 March 1844, at Cabeza de Las Marías, near Neyba, Baoruco Province and Las Hicoteas, near Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of 500 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Manuel de Regla Mota, encountered an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Souffrand and was forced to flee to Azua de Compostela.

Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías and Las Hicoteas
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Azua Province
Date 13-18 March 1844 Location Cabeza de Las Marías, near Neyba, Baoruco Province - Las Hicoteas, near Azua de Compostela, Azua Province Result Tactical Haitian victory Strategic Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Manuel de Regla Mota Gen. José María Cabral	Gen. Souffrand Col. Auguste Brouard
Strength
500	10,000[1]
Casualties and losses
3 killed[2]	1,000 killed or wounded[2]