Date 21 April 1849 | ||
800 militiamen 10,000 regulars7 artillery pieces Result Decisive Dominican victory Similar Dominican War of Independence, Battle of Tortuguero, Battle of Azua, Battle of Santiago, Battle of Beler |
The Battle of Las Carreras, was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on April 21, 1849, nearby BanĂ, Peravia Province. A force of 800 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 Faustin Soulouque.
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