Siege of Santo Domingo (1805)

Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805
	Part of the Franco-Haitian War
Date	March, 1805
Location	Santo Domingo, Saint-Domingue
Result	French victory Haitian withdrawal from Santo Domingo.;
Belligerents
France	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Jean-Louis Ferrand	Emperor Jacques I ; Gen. Henri Christophe
Strength
2,000 regulars ; six frigates	21,000 regulars and militia
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805 was a major battle of the Franco-Haitian War and was fought on March, 1805 at Santo Domingo, Saint-Domingue. A force of some 2,000 French Army troops led by Gen. Jean-Louis Ferrand resisted a siege of three weeks by a force of 21,000 Haitian Army troops led by Emperor Jacques I. The siege lasted until the city received naval support from six French Navy frigates.[1]

References

Picó, Fernando (2012). One Frenchman, Four Revolutions. Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers. ISBN 9781558765627.

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[Picó-1] Picó, Fernando (2012). One Frenchman, Four Revolutions. Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers. ISBN 9781558765627.