Battle of Cambronal

The Battle of Cambronal (Spanish: Batalla de Cambronal) was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 22 December 1855, in Cambronal, near Neiba. A detachment of Dominican troops forming part of the Army of the South, led by General Francisco Sosa, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by General Pierre Rivere Garat.[1]

Battle of Cambronal
Part of the Dominican War of Independence

Map of the Dominican Republic (1921)
Date22 December 1855
Location
Cambronal, nearby Neiba
Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic Empire of Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Sosa Pierre Rivere Garat †
Strength
400 militia 6,000 regulars

Notes
    1. Matibag 2003, p. 118.

    References
    • Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer.

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