| Battle of Fort Cachimán | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dominican Republic |  Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Antonio Duvergé Gen. Juan Contreras | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 2,000+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Dominican War of Independence | ||||||
1844
1845
1849 1855
| |||||||
The Battle of Fort Cachimán took place during the Dominican War of Independence on 6 December 1844 at the border close to Elías Piña. 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 and captured the Haitian fort.[2]
 | This Dominican Republic-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
