Battle of Fort Cachimán
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Date6 December 1844
Location
Fort Cachimán, Haiti
Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic Haiti Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Antonio Duvergé
Gen. Juan Contreras		 Haiti Unknown
Strength
Unknown 2,000+
Casualties and losses
Unknown
  • 300+ killed[1]
  • 1 cannon captured

The Battle of Fort Cachimán was a battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 6 December 1844 at the border close to Elías Piña. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Antonio Duvergé, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army and captured the Haitian fort.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rodríguez, La marina, 42
  2. ↑ Matibag, E. (2003). Haitian-Dominican Counterpoint: Nation, State, and Race on Hispaniola. Springer. p. 114. ISBN 9781403973801.


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