Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías

Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías and Las Hicoteas
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Date March 13–18, 1844 Location Cabeza de Las Marías, near Neyba, Baoruco Province - Las Hicoteas, near Azua de Compostela, Azua Province Result Haitian victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Manuel de Regla Mota Gen. José María Cabral	Gen. Souffrand Col. Auguste Brouard
Strength
Unknown	10,000 regulars
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías and Las Hicoteas, were the first military engagements of Dominican War of Independence and were fought between March 13 and March 18, 1844, at Cabeza de Las Marías, near Neyba, Baoruco Province and Las Hicoteas, near Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of The South, led by General Manuel de Regla Mota, encountered an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Souffrand and was forced to flee to Azua de Compostela.

See also

• Battle of March 19 (March 19, 1844)
• Battle of March 30 (March 30, 1844)
• Battle of El Memiso (April 13, 1844)
• Battle of Tortuguero (April 15, 1844)
• Battle of Estrelleta (September 17, 1845)
• Battle of Beler (November 27, 1845)
• Battle of El Número (April 19, 1849)
• Battle of Las Carreras (April 21, 1849)