Battle of Las Carreras

The Battle of Las Carreras, was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 21-22 April 1849, nearby Baní, 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.[3]

Battle of Las Carreras
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Date 21-22 April 1849 Location Nearby Baní, Peravia Province Result Decisive Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Pedro Santana Gen. Antonio Duvergé	Faustin Soulouque
Strength
800 militia[1]	10,000 regulars 7 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
minimal	500+ killed[lower-alpha 1] 7 artillery pieces captured

Battle

Pedro Santana

The battle opened with a cannon barrage and devolved into hand-to-hand combat.[1] As the remnants of the Haitian army retreated along the southern coastal road, they were under fire from a small Dominican squadron.[1]

References

1. Over 500 Haitians were killed in the battles of El Número and Las Carreras.[2]

1. Scheina 2003.
2. Clodfelter 2017, p. 302.
3. Multiple Authors 2013. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMultiple_Authors2013 (help)

Bibliography

• Clodfelter, Micheal (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015 (4th ed.). McFarland.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars. Potomac Books.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Authors, Multiple (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)