Battle of Sabana Larga
The Battle of Sabana Larga was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence. It was fought on 24 January 1856 in Sabana Larga, Dajabón. A force of 8,000 Dominican troops of the northern army, led by General Juan Luis Franco Bidó, defeated a numerically larger force of 22,000 troops of the Haitian army under Emperor Faustin I. Another part of the Haitian army was entrenched in Jácuba near Puerto Plata, but were defeated by Florentino and General Peter Lucas Peña.
| Battle of Sabana Larga | |||||||
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| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
Dajabón Province | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | Empire of Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Juan Luis Franco Bidó Gaspar Polanco Pedro Florentino Lucas Peña |
Faustin I of Haiti Gen. Cayemite Gen. Prophete | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,500–8,000 | 8,000–22,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 236 killed |
1,000+ killed Hundreds of prisoners 2 artillery pieces captured | ||||||
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