| Battle of Santiago | |||||||
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| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. José María Imbert Col. Pedro Eugenio Pelletier |
Gen. Jean-Louis Pierrot Gen. St.-Louis |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 400 regulars 100 Franco-Macorisan cavalry |
unknown regulars | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 715 | ||||||
The Battle of Santiago (Battle of March 30), was the second major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on March 30, 1844, at Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province. A force of some Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of The North, led by General José María Imbert, defeated an outnumbering force of troops of the Haitian Army led by General Jean-Louis Pierrot.