Global InformationBattle of Estrelleta information
| Battle of Estrelleta | |||||||
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| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
 Elías Piña Province | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dominican Republic |
 Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Antonio Duvergé Gen. José Joaquín Puello |
Gen. Jean-Louis Pierrot | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 wounded |
unknown number of killed & wounded 2 artillery pieces captured | ||||||
The Battle of Estrelleta (Spanish: Batalla de la Esrelleta) was a major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on September 17, 1845, at the site of Estrelleta, near Las Matas de Farfán, San Juan Province. 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 led by General Jean-Louis Pierrot.[1]
- ^ Authors 2013.