Battle of Fort Cachimán

Battle of Fort Cachimán
	Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Date	6 December 1844
Location	Fort Cachimán, Haiti
Result	Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Antonio Duvergé ; Gen. Juan Contreras	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	2,000+
Casualties and losses
Unknown	300+ killed[1]; 1 cannon captured;

The Battle of Fort Cachimán was a battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 6 December 1844 at the border close to Elías Piña. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Antonio Duvergé, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army and captured the Haitian fort.[2]

References

Rodríguez, La marina, 42
Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer. p. 114. ISBN 9781403973801.

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[1] Rodríguez, La marina, 42

[2] Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer. p. 114. ISBN 9781403973801.