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
Date21-22 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.

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)

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