500 10,000 Dates 13 Mar 1844 – 18 Mar 1844 | 3 dead 1,000 dead or wounded Result Pyrrhic Haitian victory | |
Similar Battle of Tortuguero, Dominican War of Independence, Battle of Azua, Battle of Beler, Battle of Santiago | ||
The Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías and Las Hicoteas, were the first military engagements of the Dominican War of Independence and were fought between March 13 and March 18, 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.
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