300 riflemen 10,000 regulars Result Dominican victory | Date 19 April 1849 | |
Similar Dominican War of Independence, Battle of Tortuguero, Battle of Azua, Battle of Beler, Battle of Santiago | ||
The Battle of El Número, was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on April 19, 1849, nearby Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of 300 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of The South, led by General Pedro Santana, encountered an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Jean Francois Jeannot.
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