Battle of Santomé

The Battle of 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.[2] The Haitians met defeat on the same day at the Battle of Cambronal.[3]

Battle of Santomé
Part of the Dominican War of Independence

Illustration of General José María Cabral in the Battle of Santomé by José Alloza c. 1979
Date22 December 1855
Location
Savannah of Santomé, San Juan Province
Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic Empire of Haiti
Commanders and leaders
José María Cabral Antoine Pierrot †[1]
Strength
4,500 12,000
Casualties and losses
moderate 695 killed, many wounded

Notes
    1. Scheina 2003, p. 1076.
    2. Matibag 2003, p. 118.
    3. Clodfelter 2017, p. 302.

    References
    • Clodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492-2015 (4th ed.). McFarland.
    • Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer.
    • Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars. Potomac Books.

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