1856 battle of the Dominican War of Independence (1844–1856)
Battle of Sabana Larga
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Dajabón Province
Date
24 January 1856
Location
Sabana Larga, near Dajabón
Result
Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic
Empire of Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Juan Luis Franco Bidó Gaspar Polanco Pedro Florentino Lucas Peña
Faustin I of Haiti Gen. Cayemite Gen. Prophete
Strength
6,500–8,000[1][2]
8,000–22,000[1][2]
Casualties and losses
236 killed[1]
1,000+ killed[1] Hundreds of prisoners[1] 2 artillery pieces captured[1]
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t
e
Dominican War of Independence
1844
Fuente del Rodeo
Cabeza de Las Marías
Azua
Santiago
El Memiso
Tortuguero
Fort Cachimán
1845
Estrelleta
Beler
1849
El Número
Las Carreras
1855
Santomé
Cambronal
Sabana Larga
The Battle of Sabana Larga was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence. It was fought on 24 January 1856 in Sabana Larga, Dajabón. A force of 8,000 Dominican troops of the northern army, led by General Juan Luis Franco Bidó, defeated a numerically larger force of 22,000 troops of the Haitian army under Emperor Faustin I.[2] Another part of the Haitian army was entrenched in Jácuba near Puerto Plata, but were defeated by Florentino and General Peter Lucas Peña.
^ abcdef"La batalla de Sabana Larga" (PDF) (in Spanish).
^ abcClodfelter 2017, p. 302.
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