Battle of March 19

Battle of March 19

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of March 19
partof=the Dominican War of Independence


caption=
date=March 19 1844
place=Azua de Compostela, Azua Province
result=Dominican victory
combatant1=
combatant2=flagicon|Haiti|civil Haiti
commander1= Gen. Antonio Duvergé
commander2=flagicon|Haiti|civil Gen. Charles Riviere-Hérard flagicon|Haiti|civil Gen. Souffrand
strength1=2,200 regulars and militia 2 artillery pieces
strength2=10,000 regulars
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Heavy

The Battle of March 19 (Battle of Azua), was the first major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on March 19, 1844, at Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of some 2,200 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of The South, led by General Pedro Santana, defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Souffrand.


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