Battle of Vertières

Battle of Vertières
	Part of the Saint-Domingue expedition during the Haitian Revolution
	; Monument erected by the government of General Paul E. Magloire (1950 -1956) to commemorate the Battle of Vertieres
Date	18 November 1803
Location	South of Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue
Result	Haitian victory Departure of last French troops in December 1803.;
Belligerents
France	Haitian Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Donatien de Rochambeau	Jean-Jacques Dessalines; François Capois
Strength
2,000 men	27,000 men
Casualties and losses
1,200 dead	1,200 dead; 2,000 wounded
	Location within Haiti

The Battle of Vertières (Haitian Creole: Batay Vètyè) was the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, and the final part of the Revolution under Jean Jacques Dessalines. It was fought on 18 November 1803 between the enslaved Haitian army and Napoleon's French expeditionary forces, who were committed to regaining control of the island.

Vertières is situated just south of Cap-Haïtien (known then as Cap-Français), in the Département du Nord, Haiti. By the end of October 1803, the forces fighting the expeditionary troops had already taken over most of the territory of St. Domingue. The only places controlled by the French forces were Môle St. Nicolas, held by Noailles, and Cap-Français, where, with 5,000 troops, French General Rochambeau was at bay.

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